diff --git a/src/cmd/nm/nm_test.go b/src/cmd/nm/nm_test.go
index f4e47a42da..74773877f3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/nm/nm_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/nm/nm_test.go
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ func checkSymbols(t *testing.T, nmoutput []byte) {
 }
 
 func TestNM(t *testing.T) {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "nacl" {
-		t.Skip("skipping on nacl")
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "android", "nacl":
+		t.Skipf("skipping on %s", runtime.GOOS)
 	}
 
 	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "TestNM")