diff --git a/lib/std/posix.zig b/lib/std/posix.zig
index 3b77e58df5..3e4c7f05ed 100644
--- a/lib/std/posix.zig
+++ b/lib/std/posix.zig
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ pub fn abort() noreturn {
     // even when linking libc on Windows we use our own abort implementation.
     // See https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/2071 for more details.
     if (native_os == .windows) {
-        if (builtin.mode == .Debug) {
+        if (builtin.mode == .Debug and windows.peb().BeingDebugged != 0) {
             @breakpoint();
         }
         windows.kernel32.ExitProcess(3);