diff --git a/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go b/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
index c2e96b5387..7b56e11a27 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
@@ -4,8 +4,16 @@
 
 package cgotest
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+)
 
-func TestSetgid(t *testing.T)  { testSetgid(t) }
+func TestSetgid(t *testing.T) {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
+		t.Skip("unsupported on Android")
+	}
+	testSetgid(t)
+}
 func Test6997(t *testing.T)    { test6997(t) }
 func TestBuildID(t *testing.T) { testBuildID(t) }