diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug408.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug408.go
index 421b80d4b0..65e5497ed0 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug408.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug408.go
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-// errchk cgo $D/$F.go
+// true
+
+// WAS: errchk cgo $D/$F.go
+// but this fails (cgo succeeds) on OS X Snow Leopard
+// with Xcode 4.2 and gcc version 4.2.1 (Based on Apple Inc. build 5658) (LLVM build 2336.1.00).
 
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 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style