diff --git a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index 4a39d64a3..b0fa1a118 100644
--- a/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ class ArchiverCheckTestCase(ArchiverTestCaseBase):
         self.cmd('check', self.repository_location, exit_code=0)
         self.cmd('extract', '--dry-run', self.repository_location + '::archive1', exit_code=0)
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == 'cygwin', reason='remote is broken on cygwin and hangs')
 class RemoteArchiverTestCase(ArchiverTestCase):
     prefix = '__testsuite__:'
 
diff --git a/borg/testsuite/repository.py b/borg/testsuite/repository.py
index b95093e4a..e217137af 100644
--- a/borg/testsuite/repository.py
+++ b/borg/testsuite/repository.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import sys
 import tempfile
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
+
 from ..hashindex import NSIndex
 from ..helpers import Location, IntegrityError
 from ..locking import Lock, LockFailed
@@ -413,6 +415,7 @@ class RepositoryCheckTestCase(RepositoryTestCaseBase):
             self.assert_equal(self.repository.get(H(0)), b'data2')
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == 'cygwin', reason='remote is broken on cygwin and hangs')
 class RemoteRepositoryTestCase(RepositoryTestCase):
 
     def open(self, create=False):
@@ -443,6 +446,7 @@ class RemoteRepositoryTestCase(RepositoryTestCase):
         assert self.repository.borg_cmd(args, testing=False) == ['borg-0.28.2', 'serve', '--umask=077', '--info']
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == 'cygwin', reason='remote is broken on cygwin and hangs')
 class RemoteRepositoryCheckTestCase(RepositoryCheckTestCase):
 
     def open(self, create=False):