diff --git a/misc/cgo/testcarchive/carchive_test.go b/misc/cgo/testcarchive/carchive_test.go
index a853cba32b..6771ad3be1 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/testcarchive/carchive_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/testcarchive/carchive_test.go
@@ -227,11 +227,11 @@ func TestEarlySignalHandler(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSignalForwarding(t *testing.T) {
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	switch GOOS {
 	case "darwin":
-		switch runtime.GOARCH {
+		switch GOARCH {
 		case "arm", "arm64":
-			t.Skipf("skipping on %s/%s; see https://golang.org/issue/13701", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+			t.Skipf("skipping on %s/%s; see https://golang.org/issue/13701", GOOS, GOARCH)
 		}
 	case "windows":
 		t.Skip("skipping signal test on Windows")
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ func TestSignalForwarding(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSignalForwardingExternal(t *testing.T) {
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	switch GOOS {
 	case "darwin":
-		switch runtime.GOARCH {
+		switch GOARCH {
 		case "arm", "arm64":
-			t.Skipf("skipping on %s/%s; see https://golang.org/issue/13701", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
+			t.Skipf("skipping on %s/%s; see https://golang.org/issue/13701", GOOS, GOARCH)
 		}
 	case "windows":
 		t.Skip("skipping signal test on Windows")
diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index d5bb1362fb..23d8c3939c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -696,6 +696,7 @@ func (t *tester) registerHostTest(name, dirBanner, pkg string) {
 		name:    name,
 		heading: dirBanner,
 		fn: func(dt *distTest) error {
+			t.runPending(dt)
 			return t.runHostTest(dirBanner, pkg)
 		},
 	})