diff --git a/examples/func_calls.py b/examples/func_calls.py
index ce70232c..d72bd8fe 100644
--- a/examples/func_calls.py
+++ b/examples/func_calls.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 from pycparser import c_ast, parse_file
 
-
 # A visitor with some state information (the funcname it's looking for)
 class FuncCallVisitor(c_ast.NodeVisitor):
     def __init__(self, funcname):
@@ -31,10 +30,6 @@ def visit_FuncCall(self, node):
             self.visit(node.args)
 
 
-def cpp_supported():
-    return platform.system() == 'Linux'
-
-
 def show_func_calls(filename, funcname):
     ast = parse_file(filename, use_cpp=True)
     v = FuncCallVisitor(funcname)
diff --git a/tests/test_examples.py b/tests/test_examples.py
index 24cf16e0..3c516e1e 100644
--- a/tests/test_examples.py
+++ b/tests/test_examples.py
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 import unittest
 
 sys.path.insert(0, '.')
-from tests.test_util import run_exe
+from tests.test_util import run_exe, cpp_supported
 
 EMIT_ELAPSED_TIME = False
 
 # Runs all pycparser examples with no command-line arguments and makes sure they
 # run successfully (return code = 0), without actually verifying their output.
 class TestExamplesSucceed(unittest.TestCase):
+    @unittest.skipUnless(cpp_supported(), 'cpp only works on Unix')
     def test_all_examples(self):
         root = './examples'
         for filename in os.listdir(root):