diff --git a/lib/test_runner.zig b/lib/test_runner.zig
index 3d87264851..f28c1dd29a 100644
--- a/lib/test_runner.zig
+++ b/lib/test_runner.zig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var fba = std.heap.FixedBufferAllocator.init(&cmdline_buffer);
 
 pub fn main() void {
     if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_wasm or
-        builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64 or
+        (builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_x86_64 and builtin.os.tag != .linux) or
         builtin.zig_backend == .stage2_aarch64)
     {
         return mainSimple() catch @panic("test failure");