diff --git a/src/cmd/internal/gc/walk.go b/src/cmd/internal/gc/walk.go
index c32a8137d6..82cedd687c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/internal/gc/walk.go
+++ b/src/cmd/internal/gc/walk.go
@@ -627,6 +627,11 @@ func walkexpr(np **Node, init **NodeList) {
 		if n.Left.Op == ONAME && n.Left.Sym.Name == "Sqrt" && n.Left.Sym.Pkg.Path == "math" {
 			switch Thearch.Thechar {
 			case '5', '6', '7':
+				// TODO(jsing): This currently breaks math.Sqrt
+				// on GOARM=5 (see issue 10641).
+				if Thearch.Thechar == '5' && obj.Getgoarm() == "5" {
+					break
+				}
 				n.Op = OSQRT
 				n.Left = n.List.N
 				n.List = nil