diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tempfile.py b/Lib/test/test_tempfile.py
index b2b5390af33b00..dd435fddcd55de 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tempfile.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tempfile.py
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ def test_noinherit(self):
                     "child process caught fatal signal %d" % -retval)
         self.assertFalse(retval > 0, "child process reports failure %d"%retval)
 
-    @unittest.skipUnless(has_textmode, "text mode not available")
+    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.platform != "cygwin" and has_textmode, "text mode not available")
     def test_textmode(self):
         # _mkstemp_inner can create files in text mode