diff --git a/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index 5934663..d8e1d14 100644
--- a/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@ foreach(sample ${SAMPLES})
         ENVIRONMENT "CRITERION_ALWAYS_SUCCEED=1"
     )
 
-    add_test(${sample}_compare sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/tests/run_test.sh "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" . . ${sample})
-    set_property(TEST ${sample}_compare PROPERTY
-        ENVIRONMENT "LC_ALL=en_US.utf8"
-        ENVIRONMENT "CRITERION_ALWAYS_SUCCEED=1"
-        ENVIRONMENT "CRITERION_SHORT_FILENAME=1"
-    )
+    if (NOT MSVC) # we disable the scripted tests when building with MSVC
+        add_test(${sample}_compare sh ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/tests/run_test.sh "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}" . . ${sample})
+        set_property(TEST ${sample}_compare PROPERTY
+            ENVIRONMENT "LC_ALL=en_US.utf8"
+            ENVIRONMENT "CRITERION_ALWAYS_SUCCEED=1"
+            ENVIRONMENT "CRITERION_SHORT_FILENAME=1"
+        )
+    endif ()
 endforeach()
 
 if (NOT MSVC) # we disable the scripted tests when building with MSVC