diff --git a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
index 4923baa0ca..fed05698fd 100644
--- a/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/corelib/io/qiodevice/tst_qiodevice.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ void tst_QIODevice::getSetCheck()
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void tst_QIODevice::constructing_QTcpSocket()
 {
+#if defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+    QSKIP("Synchronous socket calls are broken on winrt. See QTBUG-40922");
+#endif
     if (!QtNetworkSettings::verifyTestNetworkSettings())
         QSKIP("No network test server available");
 
@@ -263,6 +266,9 @@ void tst_QIODevice::unget()
     buffer.ungetChar('Q');
     QCOMPARE(buffer.readLine(buf, 3), qint64(1));
 
+#if defined(Q_OS_WINRT)
+    QSKIP("Synchronous socket calls are broken on winrt. See QTBUG-40922");
+#endif
     for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
         QTcpSocket socket;
         QIODevice *dev;