diff --git a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
index 931f125eb8f9eb..ef2ee90d2a0d6f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_regrtest.py
@@ -1154,6 +1154,8 @@ def test_garbage(self):
                                   env_changed=[testname],
                                   fail_env_changed=True)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform == 'win32',
+                     'bpo-37531, bpo-38207: test hangs randomly on Windows')
     def test_multiprocessing_timeout(self):
         code = textwrap.dedent(r"""
             import time