diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
index e959aeed65..202ab8fcfc 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/dwarf_test.go
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ func TestAbstractOriginSanityWithLocationLists(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "plan9" {
 		t.Skip("skipping on plan9; no DWARF symbol table in executables")
 	}
+	if runtime.GOARCH != "amd64" && runtime.GOARCH != "x86" {
+		t.Skip("skipping on not-amd64 not-x86; location lists not supported")
+	}
 
 	abstractOriginSanity(t, OptInl4DwLoc)
 }