diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index b302391e..b3953196 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
 def patch_macos_ci_matplotlib():
     # use noninteractive matplotlib backend if in Mac OS CI to avoid pytest-xdist node failure
-    if is_in_ci() and system().lower() == "darwin":
+    if is_in_ci() and system().lower() in ["darwin", "windows"]:
         import matplotlib
 
         matplotlib.use("agg")