diff --git a/tests/test_utils/test_timer.py b/tests/test_utils/test_timer.py
index ac771973..570f7ea3 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils/test_timer.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils/test_timer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Copyright (c) OpenMMLab. All rights reserved.
+import platform
 import time
 
 import pytest
@@ -6,6 +7,8 @@ import pytest
 import mmengine
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.system() != 'Linux', reason='Only test `Timer` in linux!')
 def test_timer_init():
     timer = mmengine.Timer(start=False)
     assert not timer.is_running
@@ -15,6 +18,8 @@ def test_timer_init():
     assert timer.is_running
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.system() != 'Linux', reason='Only test `Timer` in linux!')
 def test_timer_run():
     timer = mmengine.Timer()
     time.sleep(1)
@@ -31,6 +36,8 @@ def test_timer_run():
         timer.since_last_check()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(
+    platform.system() != 'Linux', reason='Only test `Timer` in linux!')
 def test_timer_context(capsys):
     with mmengine.Timer():
         time.sleep(1)