diff --git a/test/hotspot/gtest/runtime/test_os.cpp b/test/hotspot/gtest/runtime/test_os.cpp
index bad74fdf60b..fb2ab86a7b9 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/gtest/runtime/test_os.cpp
+++ b/test/hotspot/gtest/runtime/test_os.cpp
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ TEST_VM(os, iso8601_time) {
 }
 
 TEST_VM(os, is_first_C_frame) {
-#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(ZERO)
+#if !defined(_WIN32) && !defined(ZERO) && !defined(__thumb__)
   frame invalid_frame;
   EXPECT_TRUE(os::is_first_C_frame(&invalid_frame)); // the frame has zeroes for all values