diff --git a/src/runtime/crash_test.go b/src/runtime/crash_test.go
index f1229f154be..5c255efd260 100644
--- a/src/runtime/crash_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/crash_test.go
@@ -648,13 +648,19 @@ func TestAbort(t *testing.T) {
 	if strings.Contains(output, "BAD") {
 		t.Errorf("output contains BAD:\n%s", output)
 	}
-	// Check that it's a breakpoint traceback.
-	want := "SIGTRAP"
-	switch runtime.GOOS {
-	case "plan9":
-		want = "sys: breakpoint"
-	case "windows":
-		want = "Exception 0x80000003"
+	// Check that it's a signal traceback.
+	want := "PC="
+	// For systems that use a breakpoint, check specifically for that.
+	switch runtime.GOARCH {
+	case "386", "amd64":
+		switch runtime.GOOS {
+		case "plan9":
+			want = "sys: breakpoint"
+		case "windows":
+			want = "Exception 0x80000003"
+		default:
+			want = "SIGTRAP"
+		}
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(output, want) {
 		t.Errorf("output does not contain %q:\n%s", want, output)