diff --git a/cerbos/grpc_linux_test.go b/cerbos/grpc_linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a933cb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cerbos/grpc_linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2024 Zenauth Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build tests && linux
+
+package cerbos_test
+
+const osSupportsUDS = true
diff --git a/cerbos/grpc_other_oses_test.go b/cerbos/grpc_other_oses_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bf2be0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cerbos/grpc_other_oses_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Copyright 2021-2024 Zenauth Ltd.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+//go:build tests && !linux
+
+package cerbos_test
+
+const osSupportsUDS = false
diff --git a/cerbos/grpc_test.go b/cerbos/grpc_test.go
index d2d04cf..60573c8 100644
--- a/cerbos/grpc_test.go
+++ b/cerbos/grpc_test.go
@@ -93,6 +93,10 @@ func TestGRPCClient(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			t.Run("uds", func(t *testing.T) {
+				if !osSupportsUDS {
+					t.Skip("Sharing a Unix domain socket over a Docker bind mount is not supported on this operating system")
+				}
+
 				tempDir := t.TempDir()
 				s, err := launcher.Launch(testutil.LaunchConf{
 					ConfFilePath: tc.confFilePath,