diff --git a/contrib/check-code.py b/contrib/check-code.py
--- a/contrib/check-code.py
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ utestpats = [
     (uprefix + r'(\s|fi\b|done\b)', "use > for continued lines"),
     (uprefix + r'.*:\.\S*/', "x:.y in a path does not work on msys, rewrite "
      "as x://.y, or see `hg log -k msys` for alternatives", r'-\S+:\.|' #-Rxxx
-     'hg pull -q file:../test'), # in test-pull.t which is skipped on windows
+     '# no-msys'), # in test-pull.t which is skipped on windows
     (r'^  saved backup bundle to \$TESTTMP.*\.hg$', winglobmsg),
     (r'^  changeset .* references (corrupted|missing) \$TESTTMP/.*[^)]$',
      winglobmsg),
diff --git a/tests/test-pull.t b/tests/test-pull.t
--- a/tests/test-pull.t
+++ b/tests/test-pull.t
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Test 'file:' uri handling:
   abort: file:// URLs can only refer to localhost
   [255]
 
-  $ hg pull -q file:../test
+  $ hg pull -q file:../test  # no-msys
 
 It's tricky to make file:// URLs working on every platform with
 regular shell commands.