diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_deps.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_deps.txt
index 7b458b0826a..c713304d9fd 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_deps.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_deps.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Test that syso in deps is available to cgo.
 
-[!gc] skip
+[!gc] skip 'requires syso support'
 [!cgo] skip
+[short] skip 'invokes system C compiler'
 
 # External linking is not supported on linux/ppc64.
 # See: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/8912
diff --git a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt
index 8a8cb4aa8c2..36746e64993 100644
--- a/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt
+++ b/src/cmd/go/testdata/script/link_syso_issue33139.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 # Test that we can use the external linker with a host syso file that is
 # embedded in a package, that is referenced by a Go assembly function.
 # See issue 33139.
+
 [!gc] skip
 [!cgo] skip
+[short] skip 'invokes system C compiler'
 
 # External linking is not supported on linux/ppc64.
 # See: https://github.com/golang/go/issues/8912