diff --git a/std/atomic/queue.zig b/std/atomic/queue.zig
index c7ce00d6cf155171d96ea4933f09ed0ca6b6b942..3866bad7ce74acc14c113b0789b9fbbae3591343 100644
--- a/std/atomic/queue.zig
+++ b/std/atomic/queue.zig
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ const puts_per_thread = 10000;
 const put_thread_count = 3;
 
 test "std.atomic.queue" {
+    if (builtin.os != builtin.Os.linux) {
+        // TODO implement kernel threads for windows and macos
+        return;
+    }
     var direct_allocator = std.heap.DirectAllocator.init();
     defer direct_allocator.deinit();
 
diff --git a/std/atomic/stack.zig b/std/atomic/stack.zig
index a53f7682b07aad47bbc545a403f4698578e30617..12de2edaaa2086a226b32debcef550807c7597f9 100644
--- a/std/atomic/stack.zig
+++ b/std/atomic/stack.zig
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ const puts_per_thread = 1000;
 const put_thread_count = 3;
 
 test "std.atomic.stack" {
+    if (builtin.os != builtin.Os.linux) {
+        // TODO implement kernel threads for windows and macos
+        return;
+    }
     var direct_allocator = std.heap.DirectAllocator.init();
     defer direct_allocator.deinit();