diff --git a/build/meson/tests/meson.build b/build/meson/tests/meson.build
index f7ba53101..30df7d931 100644
--- a/build/meson/tests/meson.build
+++ b/build/meson/tests/meson.build
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ test('test-zstream-1',
 test('test-zstream-3',
   zstreamtest,
   args: ['--newapi', '-t1', ZSTREAM_TESTTIME] + FUZZER_FLAGS,
+  # --newapi dies on Windows with "exit status 3221225477 or signal 3221225349 SIGinvalid"
+  should_fail: host_machine_os == os_windows,
   timeout: 120)
 test('test-longmatch', longmatch, timeout: 36)
 test('test-invalidDictionaries', invalidDictionaries) # should be fast