diff --git a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
index 5af4de513b..eecadf3a3c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
+++ b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
@@ -154,3 +154,19 @@ int socket_check_protocol_support(bool *has_ipv4, bool *has_ipv6)
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+void socket_check_afunix_support(bool *has_afunix)
+{
+    int fd;
+
+    fd = socket(PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    closesocket(fd);
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    *has_afunix = (fd != (int)INVALID_SOCKET);
+#else
+    *has_afunix = (fd >= 0);
+#endif
+
+    return;
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.h b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.h
index 512a004811..ed8477ceb3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.h
+++ b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.h
@@ -32,4 +32,13 @@
  */
 int socket_check_protocol_support(bool *has_ipv4, bool *has_ipv6);
 
+/*
+ * @has_afunix: set to true on return if unix socket support is available
+ *
+ * Check whether unix domain socket support is available for use.
+ * On success, @has_afunix will be set to indicate whether AF_UNIX protocol
+ * is available.
+ */
+void socket_check_afunix_support(bool *has_afunix);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
index 6713886d02..b36a5d972a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
+++ b/tests/unit/test-io-channel-socket.c
@@ -179,10 +179,12 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
         test_io_channel_setup_async(listen_addr, connect_addr,
                                     &srv, &src, &dst);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+#endif
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
 
@@ -206,10 +208,12 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
         test_io_channel_setup_async(listen_addr, connect_addr,
                                     &srv, &src, &dst);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+#endif
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
 
@@ -236,10 +240,12 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
         test_io_channel_setup_sync(listen_addr, connect_addr,
                                    &srv, &src, &dst);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+#endif
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
 
@@ -263,10 +269,12 @@ static void test_io_channel(bool async,
         test_io_channel_setup_sync(listen_addr, connect_addr,
                                    &srv, &src, &dst);
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
         g_assert(!passFD ||
                  qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_FD_PASS));
+#endif
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(src, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
         g_assert(qio_channel_has_feature(dst, QIO_CHANNEL_FEATURE_SHUTDOWN));
 
@@ -367,7 +375,6 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv6_async(void)
 }
 
 
-#ifndef _WIN32
 static void test_io_channel_unix(bool async)
 {
     SocketAddress *listen_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
@@ -398,6 +405,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_unix_async(void)
     return test_io_channel_unix(true);
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 static void test_io_channel_unix_fd_pass(void)
 {
     SocketAddress *listen_addr = g_new0(SocketAddress, 1);
@@ -491,6 +499,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_unix_fd_pass(void)
     }
     g_free(fdrecv);
 }
+#endif /* _WIN32 */
 
 static void test_io_channel_unix_listen_cleanup(void)
 {
@@ -522,9 +531,6 @@ static void test_io_channel_unix_listen_cleanup(void)
     unlink(TEST_SOCKET);
 }
 
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
-
-
 static void test_io_channel_ipv4_fd(void)
 {
     QIOChannel *ioc;
@@ -555,7 +561,7 @@ static void test_io_channel_ipv4_fd(void)
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    bool has_ipv4, has_ipv6;
+    bool has_ipv4, has_ipv6, has_afunix;
 
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_QOM);
     qemu_init_main_loop(&error_abort);
@@ -588,16 +594,19 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                         test_io_channel_ipv6_async);
     }
 
+    socket_check_afunix_support(&has_afunix);
+    if (has_afunix) {
+        g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-sync",
+                        test_io_channel_unix_sync);
+        g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-async",
+                        test_io_channel_unix_async);
 #ifndef _WIN32
-    g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-sync",
-                    test_io_channel_unix_sync);
-    g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-async",
-                    test_io_channel_unix_async);
-    g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-fd-pass",
-                    test_io_channel_unix_fd_pass);
-    g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-listen-cleanup",
-                    test_io_channel_unix_listen_cleanup);
-#endif /* _WIN32 */
+        g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-fd-pass",
+                        test_io_channel_unix_fd_pass);
+#endif
+        g_test_add_func("/io/channel/socket/unix-listen-cleanup",
+                        test_io_channel_unix_listen_cleanup);
+    }
 
 end:
     return g_test_run();