diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-1.c
index 6cab15547cc..84f489adb2c 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-1.c
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target R_flag_in_section } } */
+/* Prevent readonly data from being put in writable sdata for 32-bit powerpc. */
+/* { dg-options "-G0" { target { powerpc*-*-* && ilp32 } } } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".text.*,\"axR\"" } } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".bss.*,\"awR\"" } } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".data.*,\"awR\"" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-2.c
index 0208ffe37ab..692e07b08f9 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.c-torture/compile/attr-retain-2.c
@@ -11,5 +11,7 @@
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".bss.used_lcomm2,\"awR\"" { target arm-*-* } } } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler ".data.used_foo_sec,\"awR\"" } } */
 /* { dg-options "-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections" } */
+/* Prevent readonly data from being put in writable sdata for 32-bit powerpc. */
+/* { dg-options "-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -G0" { target { powerpc*-*-* && ilp32 } } } */
 
 #include "attr-retain-1.c"