diff --git a/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation_test.go b/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation_test.go
index 9155f93117..5bf7f11cbd 100644
--- a/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation_test.go
+++ b/go/internal/gccgoimporter/gccgoinstallation_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package gccgoimporter
 
 import (
 	"go/types"
+	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -156,6 +157,12 @@ func TestInstallationImporter(t *testing.T) {
 	if gpath == "" {
 		t.Skip("This test needs gccgo")
 	}
+	if runtime.GOOS == "aix" {
+		// We don't yet have a debug/xcoff package for reading
+		// object files on AIX. Remove this skip if/when issue #29038
+		// is implemented (see also issue #49445).
+		t.Skip("no support yet for debug/xcoff")
+	}
 
 	var inst GccgoInstallation
 	err := inst.InitFromDriver(gpath)