diff --git a/src/cmd/dist/test.go b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
index 9a9cf2d7e4..11c22f4fd3 100644
--- a/src/cmd/dist/test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/dist/test.go
@@ -725,8 +725,10 @@ func (t *tester) cgoTest(dt *distTest) error {
 	cmd := t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", "go", "test", t.tags(), "-ldflags", "-linkmode=auto")
 	cmd.Env = env
 
-	if t.gohostos != "dragonfly" {
+	if t.gohostos != "dragonfly" && t.gohostarch != "ppc64le" {
 		// linkmode=internal fails on dragonfly since errno is a TLS relocation.
+		// linkmode=internal fails on ppc64le because cmd/link doesn't
+		// handle the TOC correctly (issue 15409).
 		cmd := t.addCmd(dt, "misc/cgo/test", "go", "test", "-ldflags", "-linkmode=internal")
 		cmd.Env = env
 	}