diff --git a/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js b/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js
index d79202f67a..8d805ba59e 100644
--- a/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js
+++ b/test/generator/samples/window-event/_config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 export default {
 	html: `<div>undefinedxundefined</div>`,
 
+	skip: /^v4/.test( process.version ), // node 4 apparently does some dumb stuff
 	'skip-ssr': true, // there's some kind of weird bug with this test... it compiles with the wrong require.extensions hook for some bizarre reason
 
 	test ( assert, component, target, window ) {