diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 2c3037c395..86c5d81169 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-11-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
+
+	* binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Expect simple objcopy test for fail
+	for COFF based ARM ports.
+
 Tue Sep 14 00:28:17 1999  Jeffrey A Law  (law@cygnus.com)
 
 	* binutils-all/hppa/objdump.exp: Do not run for PA64.
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
index 33a159febe..232e0b2ffa 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ proc copy_executable { prog flags test1 test2 } {
 	# mips_elf_sym_is_global.
 	setup_xfail "mips*-*-elf"
 
+	setup_xfail "arm*-*-coff"
+	setup_xfail "arm*-*-pe"
+    
 	fail $test1
     }