diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/extensions_test.go b/cmd/otelcontribcol/extensions_test.go
index 1afe28c2b905..b7b076be4db3 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/extensions_test.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/extensions_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+// Skip tests on Windows temporarily, see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/11451
+//go:build !windows
+// +build !windows
+
 package main
 
 import (