diff --git a/test/simple/test-tls-server-verify.js b/test/simple/test-tls-server-verify.js
index ec8623c8e9dd..ff2574b6bc73 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-tls-server-verify.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-tls-server-verify.js
@@ -150,6 +150,9 @@ function runClient(prefix, port, options, cb) {
 
   var args = ['s_client', '-connect', '127.0.0.1:' + port];
 
+  // for the performance issue in s_client on Windows
+  if (process.platform === 'win32')
+    args.push('-no_rand_screen');
 
   console.log(prefix + '  connecting with', options.name);