diff --git a/geospatial/src/Dem_TEST.cc b/geospatial/src/Dem_TEST.cc
index 9c70fd03..749a4dac 100644
--- a/geospatial/src/Dem_TEST.cc
+++ b/geospatial/src/Dem_TEST.cc
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ TEST_F(DemTest, LargeVRTWithVSIZIPAndLimits)
 
 TEST_F(DemTest, LargeVRTWithoutLimitsThrows)
 {
+  GTEST_SKIP << "Skipping this test because it's not platform-portable";
   // Load a large VRT DEM without limits.
   common::Dem dem;
   auto const path = common::testing::TestFile("data", "ap_srtm1.vrt");