diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f69676e699..436b1b1867 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -335,5 +335,32 @@
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>
+  
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>unix</id>
+      <activation>
+        <os>
+          <family>unix</family>
+        </os>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <!--
+          Note: Java SCTP only available for Linux and Solaris
+        -->
+        <sctp.test.skip>false</sctp.test.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+    
+    <profile>
+      <id>default</id>
+      <activation>
+        <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <sctp.test.skip>true</sctp.test.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
 </project>
 
diff --git a/transport-sctp/pom.xml b/transport-sctp/pom.xml
index 6ae84222b5..8d98fa546a 100644
--- a/transport-sctp/pom.xml
+++ b/transport-sctp/pom.xml
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@
          <execution>
            <id>default-test</id>
            <configuration>
-               <!--
-                 Ignore SCTP Test cases by default
-                 Note: Java SCTP only available for Linux and Solaris
-               -->
-               <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+               <skipTests>${sctp.test.skip}}</skipTests>
            </configuration>
          </execution>
        </executions>