diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index 73e99324db..9ba7798069 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type tester struct {
 	goroot     string
 	goarch     string
 	gohostarch string
+	goarm      string
 	goos       string
 	gohostos   string
 	cgoEnabled bool
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ func (t *tester) run() {
 	t.gohostos = mustEnv("GOHOSTOS")
 	t.goarch = mustEnv("GOARCH")
 	t.gohostarch = mustEnv("GOHOSTARCH")
+	t.goarm = os.Getenv("GOARM")
 	slurp, err := exec.Command("go", "env", "CGO_ENABLED").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Error running go env CGO_ENABLED: %v", err)
@@ -782,6 +784,12 @@ func (t *tester) supportedBuildmode(mode string) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 
+		if pair == "linux-arm" && t.goarm == "5" {
+			// Skip the plugin tests for now on ARMv5 because it causes a
+			// SIGILL. See https://golang.org/issue/19674
+			return false
+		}
+
 		// linux-arm64 is missing because it causes the external linker
 		// to crash, see https://golang.org/issue/17138
 		switch pair {