diff --git a/libgo/go/syscall/exec_pdeathsig_test.go b/libgo/go/syscall/exec_pdeathsig_test.go
index 96ae27b494ec0e84e861759b0bc592b918e8529b..841a57b8390db473544d2d9e219da0befae4986f 100644
--- a/libgo/go/syscall/exec_pdeathsig_test.go
+++ b/libgo/go/syscall/exec_pdeathsig_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ func TestDeathSignal(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getuid() != 0 {
 		t.Skip("skipping root only test")
 	}
+	if runtime.Compiler == "gccgo" {
+		t.Skip("skipping: Pdeathsig/exec path unreliable or hangs under gccgo static libgo tests")
+	}
 
 	// Copy the test binary to a location that a non-root user can read/execute
 	// after we drop privileges