diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 60172eaebd..9926d6e5ec 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     const skip_release_fast = b.option(bool, "skip-release-fast", "Main test suite skips release-fast builds") orelse skip_release;
     const skip_release_safe = b.option(bool, "skip-release-safe", "Main test suite skips release-safe builds") orelse skip_release;
     const skip_non_native = b.option(bool, "skip-non-native", "Main test suite skips non-native builds") orelse false;
+    const skip_cross_glibc = b.option(bool, "skip-cross-glibc", "Main test suite skips builds that require cross glibc") orelse false;
     const skip_libc = b.option(bool, "skip-libc", "Main test suite skips tests that link libc") orelse false;
     const skip_single_threaded = b.option(bool, "skip-single-threaded", "Main test suite skips tests that are single-threaded") orelse false;
     const skip_stage1 = b.option(bool, "skip-stage1", "Main test suite skips stage1 compile error tests") orelse false;
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "enable_logging", enable_logging);
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "enable_link_snapshots", enable_link_snapshots);
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "skip_non_native", skip_non_native);
+    test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "skip_cross_glibc", skip_cross_glibc);
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "skip_stage1", skip_stage1);
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "have_llvm", enable_llvm);
     test_cases_options.addOption(bool, "llvm_has_m68k", llvm_has_m68k);
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .optimize_modes = optimization_modes,
         .skip_single_threaded = skip_single_threaded,
         .skip_non_native = skip_non_native,
+        .skip_cross_glibc = skip_cross_glibc,
         .skip_libc = skip_libc,
         .skip_stage1 = skip_stage1,
         .skip_stage2 = skip_stage2_tests,
@@ -429,6 +432,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .optimize_modes = optimization_modes,
         .skip_single_threaded = true,
         .skip_non_native = skip_non_native,
+        .skip_cross_glibc = skip_cross_glibc,
         .skip_libc = true,
         .skip_stage1 = skip_stage1,
         .skip_stage2 = true, // TODO get all these passing
@@ -442,6 +446,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .optimize_modes = optimization_modes,
         .skip_single_threaded = true,
         .skip_non_native = skip_non_native,
+        .skip_cross_glibc = skip_cross_glibc,
         .skip_libc = true,
         .skip_stage1 = skip_stage1,
         .skip_stage2 = true, // TODO get all these passing
@@ -473,6 +478,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         .optimize_modes = optimization_modes,
         .skip_single_threaded = skip_single_threaded,
         .skip_non_native = skip_non_native,
+        .skip_cross_glibc = skip_cross_glibc,
         .skip_libc = skip_libc,
         .skip_stage1 = skip_stage1,
         .skip_stage2 = true, // TODO get all these passing
diff --git a/test/tests.zig b/test/tests.zig
index 3166fbc14a..26e684cd0d 100644
--- a/test/tests.zig
+++ b/test/tests.zig
@@ -910,6 +910,7 @@ const ModuleTestOptions = struct {
     optimize_modes: []const OptimizeMode,
     skip_single_threaded: bool,
     skip_non_native: bool,
+    skip_cross_glibc: bool,
     skip_libc: bool,
     skip_stage1: bool,
     skip_stage2: bool,
@@ -923,6 +924,9 @@ pub fn addModuleTests(b: *std.Build, options: ModuleTestOptions) *Step {
         if (options.skip_non_native and !test_target.target.isNative())
             continue;
 
+        if (options.skip_cross_glibc and test_target.target.isGnuLibC() and test_target.link_libc)
+            continue;
+
         if (options.skip_libc and test_target.link_libc)
             continue;