diff --git a/test/Makefile.in b/test/Makefile.in
index fd21695f5bc..e8edf7739b7 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/Makefile.in
@@ -124,7 +124,14 @@ test_module_dir := src/emacs-module-resources
 
 all: check
 
-ifeq ($(HAVE_NATIVE_COMP),yes)
+SYSTEM_TYPE = @SYSTEM_TYPE@
+TEST_NATIVE_COMP = $(HAVE_NATIVE_COMP)
+# Avoid fork failures on Cygwin.  See bug#62450 and etc/PROBLEMS
+# ("Fork failures in a build with native compilation").
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM_TYPE),cygwin)
+TEST_NATIVE_COMP = no
+endif
+ifeq ($(TEST_NATIVE_COMP),yes)
 SELECTOR_DEFAULT = (not (or (tag :expensive-test) (tag :unstable)))
 SELECTOR_EXPENSIVE = (not (tag :unstable))
 SELECTOR_ALL = t
diff --git a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/benchmark-tests.el b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/benchmark-tests.el
index 31357f24a0d..99b5b142c37 100644
--- a/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/benchmark-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/emacs-lisp/benchmark-tests.el
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@
 (require 'ert)
 
 (ert-deftest benchmark-tests ()
+  ;; Avoid fork failures on Cygwin.  See bug#62450 and etc/PROBLEMS
+  ;; ("Fork failures in a build with native compilation").
+  (skip-unless (not (and (eq system-type 'cygwin)
+                         (featurep 'native-compile))))
   (let (str t-long t-short m)
     (should (consp (benchmark-run nil (setq m (1+ 0)))))
     (should (consp (benchmark-run 1 (setq m (1+ 0)))))