diff --git a/test_six.py b/test_six.py
index 2fe78eef..4a911b6f 100644
--- a/test_six.py
+++ b/test_six.py
@@ -233,8 +233,8 @@ def test_map():
 
 def test_getoutput():
     from six.moves import getoutput
-    output = getoutput('echo "foo"')
-    assert output == 'foo'
+    output = getoutput('dir' if sys.platform.startswith('win') else 'echo foo')
+    assert output != ''
 
 
 def test_zip():