diff --git a/testing/embedding/__init__.py b/testing/embedding/__init__.py
index e69de29b..13bb2072 100644
--- a/testing/embedding/__init__.py
+++ b/testing/embedding/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import sys
+import pytest
+
+if sys.platform == "win32":
+    pytest.skip("XXX fixme", allow_module_level=True)