diff --git a/test/fixtures/sockets/sockets.test.js b/test/fixtures/sockets/sockets.test.js
index 348ae57023..c018dba3a4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/sockets/sockets.test.js
+++ b/test/fixtures/sockets/sockets.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { buildFixture } from '../../utils/build'
 
-describe.skip.win('unix socket', () => {
+describe.posix('unix socket', () => {
   buildFixture('sockets')
 })
diff --git a/test/unit/cli.test.js b/test/unit/cli.test.js
index 0e40959420..51927b3188 100644
--- a/test/unit/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/cli.test.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const close = async (nuxtInt) => {
   }
 }
 
-describe.skip.win('cli', () => {
+describe.posix('cli', () => {
   test('nuxt dev', async () => {
     let stdout = ''
     const { env } = process
diff --git a/test/unit/sockets.test.js b/test/unit/sockets.test.js
index 92e1c7907a..2b2bd5bf90 100644
--- a/test/unit/sockets.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/sockets.test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { loadFixture, Nuxt } from '../utils'
 
 let nuxt = null
 
-describe.skip.win('basic sockets', () => {
+describe.posix('basic sockets', () => {
   test('/', async () => {
     const options = await loadFixture('sockets')
     nuxt = new Nuxt(options)
diff --git a/test/utils/setup.js b/test/utils/setup.js
index a20c15f164..bb74d136c9 100644
--- a/test/utils/setup.js
+++ b/test/utils/setup.js
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@ import consola from 'consola'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import env from 'std-env'
 
-describe.skip.win = env.windows ? describe.skip : describe
-test.skip.win = env.windows ? test.skip : test
+const isWin = env.windows
+
+describe.win = isWin ? describe : describe.skip
+test.win = isWin ? test : test.skip
+
+describe.posix = !isWin ? describe : describe.skip
+test.posix = !isWin ? test : test.skip
 
 chalk.enabled = false