diff --git a/src/runtime/race/syso_test.go b/src/runtime/race/syso_test.go
index e959c8d0bd..db846c5d2a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/race/syso_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/race/syso_test.go
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
 // license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 
-// +build !android,!js
+// +build !android,!js,!ppc64le
 
-// Note: we don't run on Android because if there is any non-race test
-// file in this package, Android tries to link the .syso file into the
+// Note: we don't run on Android or ppc64 because if there is any non-race test
+// file in this package, the OS tries to link the .syso file into the
 // test (even when we're not in race mode), which fails. I'm not sure
 // why, but easiest to just punt - as long as a single builder runs
 // this test, we're good.