diff --git a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
index 1a266f71965d9..c7833c7dc7133 100644
--- a/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/fs/tests.rs
@@ -1914,8 +1914,11 @@ fn test_hidden_file_truncation() {
     assert_eq!(metadata.len(), 0);
 }
 
+// See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/131072 for more details about why
+// these two tests are disabled under Windows 7 here.
 #[cfg(windows)]
 #[test]
+#[cfg_attr(target_vendor = "win7", ignore = "Unsupported under Windows 7.")]
 fn test_rename_file_over_open_file() {
     // Make sure that std::fs::rename works if the target file is already opened with FILE_SHARE_DELETE. See #123985.
     let tmpdir = tmpdir();
@@ -1940,6 +1943,7 @@ fn test_rename_file_over_open_file() {
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(windows)]
+#[cfg_attr(target_vendor = "win7", ignore = "Unsupported under Windows 7.")]
 fn test_rename_directory_to_non_empty_directory() {
     // Renaming a directory over a non-empty existing directory should fail on Windows.
     let tmpdir: TempDir = tmpdir();