diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/990119-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/990119-1.c
index 7e33518a35c..0ac8d9a4697 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/990119-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/990119-1.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* This checks for two things:
    - an obscure corner case in the standard rules for __LINE__
    - regression of an associated bug in cpplib where the semicolon got lost */
-/* { dg-do run } */
+/* { dg-do run {xfail *-*-*} } *//* Currently this corner case is not handled correctly.  */
 
 int i = __LINE__\
 ;