diff --git a/spec/unit/provider/user/hpux_spec.rb b/spec/unit/provider/user/hpux_spec.rb
index 4001b6695..249ce5b48 100755
--- a/spec/unit/provider/user/hpux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/provider/user/hpux_spec.rb
@@ -1,52 +1,52 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env ruby
 require 'spec_helper'
 require 'etc'
 
 provider_class = Puppet::Type.type(:user).provider(:hpuxuseradd)
 
-describe provider_class do
+describe provider_class, :unless => Puppet.features.microsoft_windows? do
   let :resource do
     Puppet::Type.type(:user).new(
       :title => 'testuser',
       :comment => 'Test J. User',
       :provider => :hpuxuseradd
     )
   end
   let(:provider) { resource.provider }
 
   it "should add -F when modifying a user" do
     resource.stubs(:allowdupe?).returns true
     provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args.include?("-F") }
     provider.uid = 1000
   end
 
   it "should add -F when deleting a user" do
     provider.stubs(:exists?).returns(true)
     provider.expects(:execute).with { |args| args.include?("-F") }
     provider.delete
   end
 
   context "managing passwords" do
     let :pwent do
       Struct::Passwd.new("testuser", "foopassword")
     end
 
     before :each do
       Etc.stubs(:getpwent).returns(pwent)
       Etc.stubs(:getpwnam).returns(pwent)
     end
 
     it "should have feature manages_passwords" do
       provider_class.should be_manages_passwords
     end
 
     it "should return nil if user does not exist" do
       Etc.stubs(:getpwent).returns(nil)
       provider.password.must be_nil
     end
 
     it "should return password entry if exists" do
       provider.password.must == "foopassword"
     end
   end
 end