diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index db19fbd551..c3540393aa 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-12-13  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	* gdb.multi/multi-arch-exec.exp: Skip for i*86-linux.
+	* gdb.multi/multi-arch.exp: Ditto.
+
 2012-12-12  Keven Boell  <keven.boell@intel.com>
     
 	* gdb.mi/mi-catch-load-so.c: New. Clone of the
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch-exec.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch-exec.exp
index 785ca8d17b..b5ac5a72d5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch-exec.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch-exec.exp
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ if [target_info exists use_gdb_stub] {
     return
 }
 
+# The 64-bit compile may succeed for i386-linux, but gdb won't be able
+# to load the file.
+if [istarget "i?86-*linux*"] {
+    return
+}
+
 # Can't use standard_testfile, we want executables with specialized
 # names.
 set exec1 "multi-arch-exec"
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch.exp
index 0adc127b32..d00f37d488 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.multi/multi-arch.exp
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ if [target_info exists use_gdb_stub] {
     return
 }
 
+# The 64-bit compile may succeed for i386-linux, but gdb won't be able
+# to load the file.
+#if [istarget "i?86-*linux*"] {
+#    return
+#}
+
 # Can't use standard_testfile, we want executables with specialized
 # names.
 set exec1 "ma-hello"