diff --git a/tests/test_pybadges.py b/tests/test_pybadges.py
index b85c1e5..3da2438 100644
--- a/tests/test_pybadges.py
+++ b/tests/test_pybadges.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import json
 import os.path
 import unittest
 import pathlib
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import xmldiff.main
 
@@ -78,12 +79,14 @@ class TestEmbedImage(unittest.TestCase):
                                     'expected an image, got "text"'):
             pybadges._embed_image('http://www.google.com/')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "requires Unix filesystem")
     def test_svg_file_path(self):
         image_path = os.path.abspath(
             os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'golden-images', 'build-failure.svg'))
         self.assertRegex(pybadges._embed_image(image_path),
                          r'^data:image/svg(\+xml)?;base64,')
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "requires Unix filesystem")
     def test_png_file_path(self):
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as png:
             png.write(PNG_IMAGE)
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ class TestEmbedImage(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(pybadges._embed_image(png.name),
                              'data:image/png;base64,' + PNG_IMAGE_B64)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "requires Unix filesystem")
     def test_unknown_type_file_path(self):
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as non_image:
             non_image.write(b'Hello')
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class TestEmbedImage(unittest.TestCase):
                                         'not able to determine file type'):
                 pybadges._embed_image(non_image.name)
 
+    @unittest.skipIf(sys.platform.startswith("win"), "requires Unix filesystem")
     def test_text_file_path(self):
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.txt') as non_image:
             non_image.write(b'Hello')