diff --git a/test/50/expected.out b/test/50/expected.out
index 153e94a658..0fce8c312f 100644
--- a/test/50/expected.out
+++ b/test/50/expected.out
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@
 # compile args
 [1/2] Compiling foo
 # link args
-[2/2] Linking foo.exe
+[2/2] Linking foo
diff --git a/test/50/test.sh b/test/50/test.sh
index f98fa48325..fe9549c5f4 100755
--- a/test/50/test.sh
+++ b/test/50/test.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ cd foo
 
 ${LAKE} build
 echo "# issue 50" | tee ../produced.out
-${LAKE} build -KleanArgs=-DwarningAsError=true |& tee -a ../produced.out
+${LAKE} build -KleanArgs=-DwarningAsError=true | tee -a ../produced.out
 
 ${LAKE} build
 echo "# issue 172" | tee -a ../produced.out
-${LAKE} build -KweakLeanArgs=-DwarningAsError=true |& tee -a ../produced.out
+${LAKE} build -KweakLeanArgs=-DwarningAsError=true | tee -a ../produced.out
 
 ${LAKE} build
 echo "# compile args" | tee -a ../produced.out
-${LAKE} build -KleancArgs=-DBAR |& tee -a ../produced.out
+${LAKE} build -KleancArgs=-DBAR | tee -a ../produced.out
 
 ${LAKE} build
 echo "# link args" | tee -a ../produced.out
-${LAKE} build -KlinkArgs=-Lbuild/lib |& tee -a ../produced.out
+${LAKE} build -KlinkArgs=-Lbuild/lib | tee -a ../produced.out
 
 # test
-diff --strip-trailing-cr ../expected.out ../produced.out
+if [ "$OS" = Windows_NT ]; then
+  sed -i 's/.exe//g' ../produced.out
+  diff --strip-trailing-cr ../expected.out ../produced.out
+else
+  diff ../expected.out ../produced.out
+fi