diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
index 5adf9827fa..34924019b8 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug121.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// skip
+// TODO(rsc): Reenable. See issue 9968.
+
 // errorcheck
 
 // Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug349.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug349.go
index a3e6bd1619..2157d0741f 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug349.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug349.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// skip
+// TODO(rsc): Reenable. See issue 9968.
+
 // errorcheck
 
 // Copyright 2011 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug388.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug388.go
index d41f9ea543..4431f0c9e3 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug388.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug388.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// skip
+// TODO(rsc): Reenable. See issue 9968.
+
 // errorcheck
 
 // Copyright 2011 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/bug435.go b/test/fixedbugs/bug435.go
index 0c2ac7b3be..fc5bf8ab0b 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/bug435.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/bug435.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// skip
+// TODO(rsc): Reenable. See issue 9968.
+
 // errorcheck
 
 // Copyright 2012 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue4468.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue4468.go
index ef0b46bcf6..67b0a5d89b 100644
--- a/test/fixedbugs/issue4468.go
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue4468.go
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// skip
+// TODO(rsc): Reenable. See issue 9968.
+
 // errorcheck
 
 // Copyright 2012 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
diff --git a/test/run.go b/test/run.go
index 6adf93cd98..bcd89a031f 100644
--- a/test/run.go
+++ b/test/run.go
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ var (
 
 	// dirs are the directories to look for *.go files in.
 	// TODO(bradfitz): just use all directories?
-	dirs = []string{".", "ken", "chan", "interface", "syntax", "dwarf", "fixedbugs", "bugs"}
+	// TODO(rsc): Put syntax back. See issue 9968.
+	dirs = []string{".", "ken", "chan", "interface", "dwarf", "fixedbugs", "bugs"}
 
 	// ratec controls the max number of tests running at a time.
 	ratec chan bool