diff --git a/magefile.go b/magefile.go
index c7e761a5a..55b546a3a 100644
--- a/magefile.go
+++ b/magefile.go
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/magefile/mage/mg"
 
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ func PublishDocker() error {
 
 // run unit tests, skipping integration
 func Test() error {
-	mg.Deps(generateWire, macULimit)
+	mg.Deps(generateWire, setULimit)
 	cmd := exec.Command("go", "test", "-short", "./...", "-count=1")
 	connectStd(cmd)
 	return cmd.Run()
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ func Test() error {
 
 // run all tests including integration
 func TestAll() error {
-	mg.Deps(generateWire, macULimit)
+	mg.Deps(generateWire, setULimit)
 	return run("go test ./... -count=1 -timeout=4m -v")
 }
 
@@ -269,21 +267,6 @@ func connectStd(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 }
 
-func macULimit() error {
-	// raise ulimit if on Mac
-	if runtime.GOOS != "darwin" {
-		return nil
-	}
-	var rLimit syscall.Rlimit
-	err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	rLimit.Max = 10000
-	rLimit.Cur = 10000
-	return syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
-}
-
 // A helper checksum library that generates a fast, non-portable checksum over a directory of files
 // it's designed as a quick way to bypass
 type Checksummer struct {
diff --git a/magefile_unix.go b/magefile_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a84892371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefile_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//go:build mage && !windows
+// +build mage,!windows
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func setULimit() error {
+	// raise ulimit on unix
+	var rLimit syscall.Rlimit
+	err := syscall.Getrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	rLimit.Max = 10000
+	rLimit.Cur = 10000
+	return syscall.Setrlimit(syscall.RLIMIT_NOFILE, &rLimit)
+}
diff --git a/magefile_windows.go b/magefile_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3276726bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magefile_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build mage
+// +build mage
+
+package main
+
+func setULimit() error {
+	return nil
+}