diff --git a/koch.nim b/koch.nim
index a6c2443ce..3698db212 100644
--- a/koch.nim
+++ b/koch.nim
@@ -469,9 +469,7 @@ proc runCI(cmd: string) =
   ## build nimble early on to enable remainder to depend on it if needed
   kochExecFold("Build Nimble", "nimble")
 
-  when not defined(windows):
-    # pending https://github.com/Araq/libffi/pull/2
-    # also, that PR works on win32 but not yet win64
+  when false:
     execFold("nimble install -y libffi", "nimble install -y libffi")
     kochExecFold("boot -d:release -d:nimHasLibFFI", "boot -d:release -d:nimHasLibFFI")
 
diff --git a/tests/vm/tevalffi.nim b/tests/vm/tevalffi.nim
index 20852faca..963d2a58e 100644
--- a/tests/vm/tevalffi.nim
+++ b/tests/vm/tevalffi.nim
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ foo:102:103:104
 foo:0.03:asdf:103:105
 ret={s1:foobar s2:foobar age:25 pi:3.14}
 '''
-  disabled: "windows"
+  disabled: "true"
 """
 
 # re-enable for windows once libffi can be installed in koch.nim