diff --git a/gix-prompt/Cargo.toml b/gix-prompt/Cargo.toml
index ed8dfcddd5d..4de04fd8e66 100644
--- a/gix-prompt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/gix-prompt/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ parking_lot = "0.12.1"
 [dev-dependencies]
 gix-testtools = { path = "../tests/tools" }
 serial_test = { version = "3.1.0", default-features = false }
+
+[target.'cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos"))'.dev-dependencies]
 expectrl = "0.7.0"
diff --git a/gix-prompt/tests/prompt.rs b/gix-prompt/tests/prompt.rs
index 3853162e1ef..7f90e3b3885 100644
--- a/gix-prompt/tests/prompt.rs
+++ b/gix-prompt/tests/prompt.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mod ask {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos"))]
     fn askpass_only() {
         let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(env!("CARGO"));
         cmd.args(["build", "--example", "use-askpass", "--example", "askpass"]);
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ mod ask {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[cfg(unix)]
+    #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos"))]
     fn username_password() {
         let mut cmd = std::process::Command::new(env!("CARGO"));
         cmd.args(["build", "--example", "credentials"]);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ mod ask {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[cfg(not(unix))]
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd", target_os = "macos")))]
     #[ignore]
     fn username_password_not_available() {}
 }