diff --git a/test/tests.zig b/test/tests.zig
index ec538a0c67..8e972b9ba6 100644
--- a/test/tests.zig
+++ b/test/tests.zig
@@ -1353,8 +1353,9 @@ pub fn addCAbiTests(b: *build.Builder, skip_non_native: bool, skip_release: bool
         test_step.addCSourceFile("test/c_abi/cfuncs.c", &.{"-std=c99"});
         test_step.setBuildMode(mode);
 
-        if (c_abi_target.isWindows() and c_abi_target.getCpuArch() == .x86) {
+        if (c_abi_target.isWindows() and (c_abi_target.getCpuArch() == .x86 or builtin.target.os.tag == .linux)) {
             // LTO currently incorrectly strips stdcall name-mangled functions
+            // LLD crashes in LTO here when cross compiling for windows on linux
             test_step.want_lto = false;
         }