diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/tools/gn b/engine/src/flutter/tools/gn
index d5735e861e5..3853504d19e 100755
--- a/engine/src/flutter/tools/gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/tools/gn
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
     gn_args['skia_use_x11'] = False        # Never add the X11 dependency (only takes effect on Linux).
     gn_args['skia_use_expat'] = args.target_os == 'android'
     gn_args['skia_use_fontconfig'] = False # Use the custom font manager instead.
-    gn_args['skia_use_wuffs'] = True
+    gn_args['skia_use_wuffs'] = not sys.platform.startswith(('cygwin', 'win'))
     gn_args['is_official_build'] = True    # Disable Skia test utilities.
 
     gn_args['is_debug'] = args.unoptimized