diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791a.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791a.d
index 2446b525fa9..a699f2ab207 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791a.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791a.d
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 #source: pr30791b.s
 #ld: -r
 #readelf: -S --wide
+#xfail: [is_generic] fr30-*-* frv-*-elf ft32-*-* iq2000-*-* mn10200-*-*
+#xfail: msp430-* mt-*-* z80-*-*
+# Generic linker targets don't comply with all orhpan section merging
+# rules.  z80 fails since a, b, c, d are registers for z80.
 
 #...
 Section Headers:
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791b.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791b.d
index 5013c240f8a..bb8e19e9468 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791b.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/pr30791b.d
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #source: pr30791d.s
 #ld: -r
 #readelf: -S --wide
+#xfail: hppa-*-* z80-*-*
+# hppa fails since .text sections aren't merged for relocatable link.
+# z80 fails since a, b, c, d are registers for z80.
 
 #failif
 #...