diff --git a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
index 01824f171..aba101e9f 100644
--- a/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
+++ b/helix-term/tests/test/commands/write.rs
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ async fn test_symlink_write_relative() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 }
 
 #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread")]
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "android"))]
 async fn test_hardlink_write() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;