diff --git a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
index d8ad25036f..e5be13c271 100755
--- a/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
+++ b/t/t7407-submodule-foreach.sh
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ test_expect_success 'ensure "status --cached --recursive" preserves the --cached
 		) &&
 		git submodule status --cached --recursive -- nested1 > ../actual
 	) &&
+	if test_have_prereq MINGW
+	then
+		dos2unix actual
+	fi &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '