diff --git a/test/mocha-utils.js b/test/mocha-utils.js
index c698bcbe7862c..f7595f685f8ca 100644
--- a/test/mocha-utils.js
+++ b/test/mocha-utils.js
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const defaultBrowserOptions = {
   slowMo: false,
   headless: isHeadless,
   dumpio: !!process.env.DUMPIO,
+  pipe: process.platform === 'win32'
 };