diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
index 3fd45f21e7f..49ee88eaec2 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/test/inl_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func TestIntendedInlining(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	args := append([]string{"build", "-a", "-gcflags=all=-m -m", "-tags=math_big_pure_go"}, pkgs...)
+	args := append([]string{"build", "-gcflags=-m -m", "-tags=math_big_pure_go"}, pkgs...)
 	cmd := testenv.CleanCmdEnv(exec.Command(testenv.GoToolPath(t), args...))
 	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
 	cmd.Stdout = pw