diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/ieee/signaling_3.f90 b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/ieee/signaling_3.f90
index 45bd9c3599f..22b36980896 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/ieee/signaling_3.f90
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gfortran.dg/ieee/signaling_3.f90
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-! { dg-do run }
+! { dg-do run { xfail { { i?86-*-* x86_64-*-* } && ilp32 } } }
+! x87 / x86-32 ABI is unsuitable for signaling NaNs
 !
 program test
   use, intrinsic :: iso_c_binding