diff --git a/tests/test-hgrc.t b/tests/test-hgrc.t
--- a/tests/test-hgrc.t
+++ b/tests/test-hgrc.t
@@ -56,10 +56,15 @@
   $ echo '%include $TESTTMP/included' >> $HGRC
   $ hg showconfig section
   section.option=value
+#if unix-permissions
   $ chmod u-r $TESTTMP/included
   $ hg showconfig section
   hg: parse error at $TESTTMP/hgrc:2: cannot include $TESTTMP/included (Permission denied)
   [255]
+#else
+  $ hg showconfig section
+  section.option=value
+#endif
 
 issue1829: wrong indentation