diff --git a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,13 +18,21 @@
 # Include src so we have access to config-kcrash.h
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../src)
 
+# crash_tester enter an infinite loop on Windows (one step from a fork bomb)
+# and holds up the CI system infinitely. Disable it in absence of a fix.
+if(NOT WIN32)
+    ecm_add_tests(
+        kcrashtest.cpp
+        LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::Core Qt5::Test
+    )
+
+    add_executable(test_crasher test_crasher.cpp)
+    target_link_libraries(test_crasher Qt5::Widgets KF5::Crash)
+    ecm_mark_as_test(test_crasher)
+    ecm_mark_nongui_executable(test_crasher)
+endif()
+
 ecm_add_tests(
   coreconfigtest.cpp
-  kcrashtest.cpp
   LINK_LIBRARIES Qt5::Core Qt5::Test
 )
-
-add_executable(test_crasher test_crasher.cpp)
-target_link_libraries(test_crasher Qt5::Widgets KF5::Crash)
-ecm_mark_as_test(test_crasher)
-ecm_mark_nongui_executable(test_crasher)