diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/asm_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/asm_test.go
index 57853001fd..78c6c5e2b7 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/asm_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/asm_test.go
@@ -1816,6 +1816,26 @@ var linuxS390XTests = []*asmTest{
 }
 
 var linuxARMTests = []*asmTest{
+	// multiplication by powers of two
+	{
+		fn: `
+		func $(n int) int {
+			return 16*n
+		}
+		`,
+		pos: []string{"\tSLL\t[$]4"},
+		neg: []string{"\tMUL\t"},
+	},
+	{
+		fn: `
+		func $(n int) int {
+			return -32*n
+		}
+		`,
+		pos: []string{"\tSLL\t[$]5"},
+		neg: []string{"\tMUL\t"},
+	},
+
 	{
 		fn: `
 		func f0(x uint32) uint32 {
@@ -1943,6 +1963,26 @@ var linuxARMTests = []*asmTest{
 }
 
 var linuxARM64Tests = []*asmTest{
+	// multiplication by powers of two
+	{
+		fn: `
+		func $(n int) int {
+			return 64*n
+		}
+		`,
+		pos: []string{"\tLSL\t[$]6"},
+		neg: []string{"\tMUL\t"},
+	},
+	{
+		fn: `
+		func $(n int) int {
+			return -128*n
+		}
+		`,
+		pos: []string{"\tLSL\t[$]7"},
+		neg: []string{"\tMUL\t"},
+	},
+
 	{
 		fn: `
 		func f0(x uint64) uint64 {