diff --git a/test/parallel/parallel.status b/test/parallel/parallel.status
index 4703fdd05e2dae..e01e1428955ca7 100644
--- a/test/parallel/parallel.status
+++ b/test/parallel/parallel.status
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ prefix parallel
 [true] # This section applies to all platforms
 
 [$system==win32]
+# See https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/12053, this test may be exposing a
+# genuine bug with kill() on Windows.
+test-child-process-exec-kill-throws : PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==linux]