diff --git a/src/internal/cpu/cpu_x86_test.go b/src/internal/cpu/cpu_x86_test.go
index c8be210055..43d6b211ea 100644
--- a/src/internal/cpu/cpu_x86_test.go
+++ b/src/internal/cpu/cpu_x86_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func TestX86ifAVX2hasAVX(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDisableSSE3(t *testing.T) {
+	if GetGOAMD64level() > 1 {
+		t.Skip("skipping test: can't run on GOAMD64>v1 machines")
+	}
 	runDebugOptionsTest(t, "TestSSE3DebugOption", "cpu.sse3=off")
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/cpu/export_x86_test.go b/src/internal/cpu/export_x86_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a12b6f2723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/internal/cpu/export_x86_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+//go:build 386 || amd64
+
+package cpu
+
+var (
+	GetGOAMD64level = getGOAMD64level
+)