diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4d78ab1e1..8650df267 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ fmtcheck:
 	@echo '[INFO] done.'
 
 test-windows:
-	go test ./plugins/inputs/ping/...
-	go test ./plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/...
-	go test ./plugins/inputs/win_services/...
-	go test ./plugins/inputs/procstat/...
-	go test ./plugins/inputs/ntpq/...
+	go test -short ./plugins/inputs/ping/...
+	go test -short ./plugins/inputs/win_perf_counters/...
+	go test -short ./plugins/inputs/win_services/...
+	go test -short ./plugins/inputs/procstat/...
+	go test -short ./plugins/inputs/ntpq/...
 
 # vet runs the Go source code static analysis tool `vet` to find
 # any common errors.