diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c
index 69567442a03..b8b83e64ad2 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Make sure scan-assembler turns off .ident unless -fident in testcase */
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "-fident" } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target ident_directive }*/
 int i;
 
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "GCC: " { xfail { { hppa*-*-hpux* && { ! lp64 } } || { powerpc-ibm-aix* || powerpc*-*-darwin* } } } } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c
index fae6a031571..52f0693e164 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
  * Make sure scan-assembler-times turns off .ident unless -fident in testcase */
 /* { dg-do compile } */
 /* { dg-options "-fident" } */
+/* { dg-require-effective-target ident_directive }*/
 int ident;
 
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "GCC: " { xfail { { hppa*-*-hpux* && { ! lp64 } } || { powerpc-ibm-aix* || powerpc*-*-darwin* } } } } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
index 5cbe32ffbd6..0a00972edb5 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
@@ -10510,3 +10510,12 @@ proc check_symver_available { } {
 	    }
 	}]
 }
+
+# Return 1 if emitted assembly contains .ident directive.
+
+proc check_effective_target_ident_directive {} {
+    return [check_no_messages_and_pattern ident_directive \
+		"(?n)^\[\t\]+\\.ident" assembly {
+	int i;
+    }]
+}