diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 50a53dbde..8f9ece5f4 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017-2019 Intel Corporation
 
-if is_windows
-	subdir_done()
-endif
-
 apps = [
 	'pdump',
 	'proc-info',
diff --git a/app/pdump/meson.build b/app/pdump/meson.build
index 7bb908e04..db1fcadbf 100644
--- a/app/pdump/meson.build
+++ b/app/pdump/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['ethdev', 'kvargs', 'pdump']
diff --git a/app/proc-info/meson.build b/app/proc-info/meson.build
index f050c4a9b..82ed05bb0 100644
--- a/app/proc-info/meson.build
+++ b/app/proc-info/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['ethdev', 'metrics', 'security']
diff --git a/app/test-acl/meson.build b/app/test-acl/meson.build
index d5c2581b4..14d36b33e 100644
--- a/app/test-acl/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-acl/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['acl', 'net']
diff --git a/app/test-bbdev/meson.build b/app/test-bbdev/meson.build
index 6d50e0339..b4b767d89 100644
--- a/app/test-bbdev/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-bbdev/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c',
 		'test_bbdev.c',
 		'test_bbdev_perf.c',
diff --git a/app/test-cmdline/meson.build b/app/test-cmdline/meson.build
index 9d0a9aeb6..089882120 100644
--- a/app/test-cmdline/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-cmdline/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('commands.c', 'cmdline_test.c')
 deps += 'cmdline'
diff --git a/app/test-compress-perf/meson.build b/app/test-compress-perf/meson.build
index a1a484da9..6ff3c179e 100644
--- a/app/test-compress-perf/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-compress-perf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('comp_perf_options_parse.c',
 		'main.c',
 		'comp_perf_test_verify.c',
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/meson.build b/app/test-crypto-perf/meson.build
index 558c64878..eef7708e0 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2018 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('cperf_ops.c',
 		'cperf_options_parsing.c',
 		'cperf_test_common.c',
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/meson.build b/app/test-eventdev/meson.build
index 9e588d9ec..5af31fbb0 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Cavium, Inc
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('evt_main.c',
 		'evt_options.c',
 		'evt_test.c',
diff --git a/app/test-fib/meson.build b/app/test-fib/meson.build
index f74ac651c..3360ea02b 100644
--- a/app/test-fib/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-fib/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['fib', 'lpm', 'net']
diff --git a/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build b/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
index 6eaf83b41..5d5d70f18 100644
--- a/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-flow-perf/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files(
 	'actions_gen.c',
 	'flow_gen.c',
diff --git a/app/test-pipeline/meson.build b/app/test-pipeline/meson.build
index d5eddaba9..5e43d7d69 100644
--- a/app/test-pipeline/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-pipeline/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files(
 	'config.c',
 	'init.c',
diff --git a/app/test-regex/meson.build b/app/test-regex/meson.build
index 472677fb6..02b101980 100644
--- a/app/test-regex/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-regex/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright 2020 Mellanox Technologies, Ltd
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps = ['regexdev']
diff --git a/app/test-sad/meson.build b/app/test-sad/meson.build
index db15b658d..3d15727a0 100644
--- a/app/test-sad/meson.build
+++ b/app/test-sad/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2019 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 sources = files('main.c')
 deps += ['ipsec', 'net']
diff --git a/app/test/meson.build b/app/test/meson.build
index 76eaaea45..5de5a6fae 100644
--- a/app/test/meson.build
+++ b/app/test/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
+if is_windows
+	build = false
+	reason = 'not supported on Windows'
+	subdir_done()
+endif
+
 if not get_option('tests')
 	subdir_done()
 endif
