diff --git a/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/ChangeLog b/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/ChangeLog
index 5ff077c486d..e9444bd18d8 100644
--- a/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/ChangeLog
+++ b/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-01-07  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
+
+	PR ld/13900
+	* c/helloaout.c: Disable test
+
 2021-01-07  Mike Frysinger  <vapier@gentoo.org>
 
 	* c/c.exp [cris*-*-elf] (CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET): Add -sim.
diff --git a/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/c/helloaout.c b/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/c/helloaout.c
index 0f774593121..c71a658c18c 100644
--- a/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/c/helloaout.c
+++ b/sim/testsuite/sim/cris/c/helloaout.c
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
    doesn't help.  Adjust as needed to get a.out which says "pass".  If
    necessary, move to the asm subdir.  By design, it doesn't work with
    CRIS v32.)
-#target: cris-*-elf
+
+NB: We'd rely on kfail, but that doesn't skip compilation, and that's where
+the crash in ld happens to break the testcase.
+#target: disabled-cris-*-elf
+#kfail: ld/13900 cris-*-elf
 #cc: ldflags=-Wl,-mcrisaout\ -sim\ -Ttext=0
 */
 #include "hello.c"