diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_env.rs b/tests/by-util/test_env.rs
index dc70981e74b..eea6e35db43 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_env.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_env.rs
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ fn test_fail_change_directory() {
     assert!(out.contains("env: cannot change directory to "));
 }
 
+fn modify_newlines_according_platform(input: &str) -> String {
+    #[cfg(target_os="windows")]
+    { input.replace("\n", "\r\n") }
+    #[cfg(not(target_os="windows"))]
+    { input.into() }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn test_split_string_into_args_one_argument_no_quotes() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
@@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ fn test_split_string_into_args_one_argument_no_quotes() {
         .arg("-S echo hello world")
         .succeeds()
         .stdout_move_str();
-    assert_eq!(out, "hello world\n");
+    assert_eq!(out, modify_newlines_according_platform("hello world\n"));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ fn test_split_string_into_args_one_argument() {
         .arg("-S echo \"hello world\"")
         .succeeds()
         .stdout_move_str();
-    assert_eq!(out, "hello world\n");
+    assert_eq!(out, modify_newlines_according_platform("hello world\n"));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -281,7 +288,7 @@ fn test_split_string_into_args_s_escaping_challenge() {
         .args(&[r#"-S echo "hello \"great\" world""#])
         .succeeds()
         .stdout_move_str();
-    assert_eq!(out, "hello \"great\" world\n");
+    assert_eq!(out, modify_newlines_according_platform("hello \"great\" world\n"));
 }
 
 #[test]
@@ -295,6 +302,7 @@ fn test_split_string_into_args_s_escaped_c_not_allowed() {
     );
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))] // no printf available
 #[test]
 fn test_split_string_into_args_s_whitespace_handling() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
@@ -320,6 +328,7 @@ fn test_split_string_into_args_long_option_whitespace_handling() {
     assert_eq!(out, "xAx\nxBx\n");
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))] // no printf available
 #[test]
 fn test_split_string_into_args_debug_output_whitespace_handling() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());