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diff --git a/tests/test-float.c b/tests/test-float.c
index 530181306..57a472fae 100644
--- a/tests/test-float.c
+++ b/tests/test-float.c
@@ -298,7 +298,14 @@ test_long_double (void)
 
   /* Check that 'long double' is at least as wide as 'double'.  */
   ASSERT (LDBL_MANT_DIG >= DBL_MANT_DIG);
-  ASSERT (LDBL_MIN_EXP <= DBL_MIN_EXP);
+
+  /* Normally, we would also assert this:
+       ASSERT (LDBL_MIN_EXP <= DBL_MIN_EXP);
+     but at least on powerpc64 with gcc-4.4.4, it would fail:
+     $ :|gcc -dD -E -include stddef.h -|grep -E 'L?DBL_MIN_EXP'
+     #define __DBL_MIN_EXP__ (-1021)
+     #define __LDBL_MIN_EXP__ (-968)
+  */
   ASSERT (LDBL_MAX_EXP >= DBL_MAX_EXP);
 
   /* Check the value of LDBL_DIG.  */