diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTaskTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTaskTest.php
index 3e921890118..1c452a1dbd4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTaskTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Console/Command/Task/FixtureTaskTest.php
@@ -178,6 +178,11 @@ public function testImportOptionsAlternateConnection() {
  * @return void
  */
 	function testImportRecordsNoEscaping() {
+		$db = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('test');
+		if ($db instanceof Sqlserver) {
+			$this->markTestSkipped('This test does not run on SQLServer');
+		}
+
 		$Article = ClassRegistry::init('Article');
 		$Article->updateAll(array('body' => "'Body \"value\"'"));