diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 44d1c0bd93..1aa557fd48 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-09-11  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
+
+	* gdb.threads/current-lwp-dead.exp: Only run this on Linux.
+
 2009-09-10  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/breakpoint-shadow.exp: Fix intermittent failures.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/current-lwp-dead.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/current-lwp-dead.exp
index bb175cd6a3..14b335d88d 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/current-lwp-dead.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.threads/current-lwp-dead.exp
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 # Please email any bugs, comments, and/or additions to this file to:
 # bug-gdb@gnu.org
 
+# This only works with on Linux targets.
+if ![istarget *-*-linux*] then {
+    return
+}
+
 if { [prepare_for_testing current-lwp-dead.exp current-lwp-dead] } {
     return -1
 }