diff --git a/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js b/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
index 68c2e3e3ad048a..60a6e3e32ebe3d 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-process-setgroups.js
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 'use strict';
-require('../common');
+const common = require('../common');
 const assert = require('assert');
 
+if (common.isWindows || !common.isMainThread) {
+  assert.strictEqual(process.setgroups, undefined);
+  return;
+}
+
 assert.throws(
   () => {
     process.setgroups();