diff --git a/test/tw-1469.t b/test/tw-1469.t
index 1cd68b7e4..60cd331b4 100755
--- a/test/tw-1469.t
+++ b/test/tw-1469.t
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import unittest
+import platform
 
 # Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -32,10 +33,13 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
 
     def test_implicit_search_insensitive_regex(self):
         """Implicit search, case insensitive, regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
-        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
-        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
-        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+        if 'CYGWIN' in platform.system():
+            self.diag('Skipping regex case-insensitive test for Cygwin')
+        else:
+            code, out, err = self.t(('list', 'möbel', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
+            self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+            self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+            self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
 
     def test_implicit_search_insensitive_noregex(self):
         """Implicit search, case insensitive, no regex """
@@ -60,10 +64,13 @@ class Test1469(TestCase):
 
     def test_explicit_search_insensitive_regex(self):
         """Explicit search, case insensitive, regex """
-        code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
-        self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
-        self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
-        self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
+        if 'CYGWIN' in platform.system():
+            self.diag('Skipping regex case-insensitive test for Cygwin')
+        else:
+            code, out, err = self.t(('list', '/möbel/', 'rc.search.case.sensitive=no', 'rc.regex=on'))
+            self.assertEqual(0, code, "Exit code was non-zero ({0})".format(code))
+            self.assertIn ('möbel', out)
+            self.assertNotIn ('foo', out)
 
     def test_explicit_search_insensitive_noregex(self):
         """Explicit search, case insensitive, no regex """