diff --git a/test/helpers/temp-home.ts b/test/helpers/temp-home.ts
index 30af94ca15..391a00db4b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/temp-home.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/temp-home.ts
@@ -104,12 +104,19 @@ export async function withTempHome<T>(
     restoreExtraEnv(envSnapshot);
     restoreEnv(snapshot);
     try {
-      await fs.rm(base, {
-        recursive: true,
-        force: true,
-        maxRetries: 10,
-        retryDelay: 50,
-      });
+      if (process.platform === "win32") {
+        await fs.rm(base, {
+          recursive: true,
+          force: true,
+          maxRetries: 10,
+          retryDelay: 50,
+        });
+      } else {
+        await fs.rm(base, {
+          recursive: true,
+          force: true,
+        });
+      }
     } catch {
       // ignore cleanup failures in tests
     }