diff --git a/src/libstd/comm/mod.rs b/src/libstd/comm/mod.rs
index 6281f6d53ab..b21b255dbfc 100644
--- a/src/libstd/comm/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/comm/mod.rs
@@ -1019,7 +1019,6 @@ pub fn stress_factor() -> uint {
     })
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore(cfg(windows))] // FIXME(#11003)
     fn send_from_outside_runtime() {
         let (p, c) = Chan::<int>::new();
         let (p1, c1) = Chan::new();
@@ -1044,7 +1043,6 @@ fn send_from_outside_runtime() {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore(cfg(windows))] // FIXME(#11003)
     fn recv_from_outside_runtime() {
         let (p, c) = Chan::<int>::new();
         let (dp, dc) = Chan::new();
@@ -1061,7 +1059,6 @@ fn recv_from_outside_runtime() {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    #[ignore(cfg(windows))] // FIXME(#11003)
     fn no_runtime() {
         let (p1, c1) = Chan::<int>::new();
         let (p2, c2) = Chan::<int>::new();
diff --git a/src/libstd/unstable/mutex.rs b/src/libstd/unstable/mutex.rs
index 5b2fac8e74e..7ab8a83d04b 100644
--- a/src/libstd/unstable/mutex.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/unstable/mutex.rs
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ pub unsafe fn unlock(l: *c_void) {
 
     pub unsafe fn wait(cond: *c_void, m: *c_void) {
         unlock(m);
-        WaitForSingleObject(cond as HANDLE, 0);
+        WaitForSingleObject(cond as HANDLE, libc::INFINITE);
         lock(m);
     }