diff --git a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileAttributesReadingTest.java b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileAttributesReadingTest.java
index 63d5f490e9e5..48b221d89573 100644
--- a/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileAttributesReadingTest.java
+++ b/platform/util/testSrc/com/intellij/openapi/util/io/FileAttributesReadingTest.java
@@ -396,6 +396,8 @@ public class FileAttributesReadingTest {
 
   @Test
   public void hardLink() throws Exception {
+    //todo[Roman Shevchenko] currently it fails on new windows agents
+    assertFalse(SystemInfo.isWindows);
     final File target = FileUtil.createTempFile(myTempDirectory, "test.", ".txt");
     final File link = IoTestUtil.createHardLink(target.getPath(), myTempDirectory.getPath() + "/link");