1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh
index bd4b02e9db..0b47eb6bb2 100644
--- a/t/test-lib.sh
+++ b/t/test-lib.sh
@@ -907,9 +907,11 @@ yes () {
 		y="$*"
 	fi
 
-	while echo "$y"
+	i=0
+	while test $i -lt 99
 	do
-		:
+		echo "$y"
+		i=$(($i+1))
 	done
 }
 
@@ -998,7 +1000,7 @@ test_i18ngrep () {
 test_lazy_prereq PIPE '
 	# test whether the filesystem supports FIFOs
 	case $(uname -s) in
-	CYGWIN*)
+	CYGWIN*|MINGW*)
 		false
 		;;
 	*)