diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/001.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/001.phpt
index e2fa6cce59e..8fe6946d72c 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/001.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/001.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ File type functions
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 if (getenv("SKIP_SLOW_TESTS")) die("skip slow test");
 ?>
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/bug39367.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/bug39367.phpt
index f3e79fcf5ed..3535250329c 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/bug39367.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/bug39367.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Bug #39367 (clearstatcache() doesn't clear realpath cache)
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation2.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation2.phpt
index 35eb8e80e13..c13eeb0ccf7 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation2.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Test fflush() function: usage variations - links as resource
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if( substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN')
-  die("skip Links not valid on Windows");
+  die("skip not for Windows");
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation3.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation3.phpt
index 479005a00c4..53a9f661b1b 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/fflush_variation3.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Test fflush() function: usage variations - hard links as resource
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if( substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN')
-  die("skip Links not valid on Windows");
+  die("skip not for Windows");
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/filetype_variation.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/filetype_variation.phpt
index 0f93429548f..43945078681 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/filetype_variation.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/filetype_variation.phpt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Test filetype() function: Variations
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
-if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no link()/symlink() on Windows');
-}
 if (!function_exists("posix_mkfifo")) {
     die("skip no posix_mkfifo()");
 }
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/lstat_stat_basic.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/lstat_stat_basic.phpt
index 537dabbbcd2..3d5e56b412f 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/lstat_stat_basic.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/lstat_stat_basic.phpt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Test lstat() & stat() functions: basic functionality
 <?php
 if (getenv("SKIP_SLOW_TESTS")) die("skip slow test");
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip.. lstat() not available on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir-002.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir-002.phpt
index 2cc849f4622..2953af88874 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir-002.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/mkdir-002.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ mkdir(dir, 0777) tests
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/realpath_basic4.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/realpath_basic4.phpt
index 1af510d34a0..47fd8040c7f 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/realpath_basic4.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/realpath_basic4.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Test realpath() with relative paths
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink.phpt
index 3afbfe64114..f549cf6f073 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ symlink() & friends
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--
diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink_to_symlink.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink_to_symlink.phpt
index c13c26d827f..3fcea5fde40 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink_to_symlink.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/symlink_to_symlink.phpt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ symlink() using a relative path, and symlink() to a symlink
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
 if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
-    die('skip no symlinks on Windows');
+    die('skip not for Windows');
 }
 ?>
 --FILE--