diff --git a/test/simple/test-cluster-eaccess.js b/test/simple/test-cluster-eaccess.js
index 15da1f216ec..c87dfe83b3b 100644
--- a/test/simple/test-cluster-eaccess.js
+++ b/test/simple/test-cluster-eaccess.js
@@ -27,14 +27,28 @@ var path = require('path');
 var fs = require('fs');
 var net = require('net');
 
-// No win32 support so far
-if (process.platform === 'win32')
-  return;
-
 var socketPath = path.join(common.fixturesDir, 'socket-path');
 
 if (cluster.isMaster) {
-  cluster.fork();
+  var worker = cluster.fork();
+  var gotError = 0;
+  worker.on('message', function(err) {
+    gotError++;
+    console.log(err);
+    if (process.platform === 'win32')
+      assert.strictEqual('EACCES', err.code);
+    else
+      assert.strictEqual('EADDRINUSE', err.code);
+    worker.disconnect();
+  });
+  process.on('exit', function() {
+    console.log('master exited');
+    try {
+      fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
+    } catch (e) {
+    }
+    assert.equal(gotError, 1);
+  });
 } else {
   fs.writeFileSync(socketPath, 'some contents');
 
@@ -42,18 +56,7 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
     console.log('here');
   });
 
-  var gotError = 0;
   server.on('error', function(err) {
-    gotError++;
-    assert(/EADDRINUSE/.test(err.message));
-    process.exit();
-  });
-
-  process.on('exit', function() {
-    try {
-      fs.unlinkSync(socketPath);
-    } catch (e) {
-    }
-    assert.equal(gotError, 1);
+    process.send(err);
   });
 }