diff --git a/test/pummel/pummel.status b/test/pummel/pummel.status
index 5ff3cdbe0e5a7a..78ea147f03ac14 100644
--- a/test/pummel/pummel.status
+++ b/test/pummel/pummel.status
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ prefix pummel
 [true] # This section applies to all platforms
 
 [$system==win32]
+# https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/40728
+test-fs-watch-non-recursive: PASS,FLAKY
 
 [$system==linux]
 # https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/38226