diff --git a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
index ec780e55c7..9a229e85b4 100644
--- a/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
+++ b/test/mjsunit/mjsunit.status
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
   # This test non-deterministically runs out of memory on Windows ia32.
   'regress/regress-crbug-160010': [SKIP],
 
+  # This test fails on Windows XP and Windows Vista.
+  # Issue 288924
+  'timer' : [['system == windows', FAIL]],
+
   ##############################################################################
   # Too slow in debug mode with --stress-opt mode.
   'compiler/regress-stacktrace-methods': [PASS, ['mode == debug', SKIP]],