diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index ab429500fc..6695c0620f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -350,9 +350,10 @@ jobs:
     # Run check-tcg against linux-user (with plugins)
     # we skip sparc64-linux-user until it has been fixed somewhat
     # we skip cris-linux-user as it doesn't use the common run loop
+    # we skip ppc64abi32-linux-user as it seems to have a broken libc
     - name: "GCC plugins check-tcg (user)"
       env:
-        - CONFIG="--disable-system --enable-plugins --enable-debug-tcg --target-list-exclude=sparc64-linux-user,cris-linux-user"
+        - CONFIG="--disable-system --enable-plugins --enable-debug-tcg --target-list-exclude=sparc64-linux-user,cris-linux-user,ppc64abi32-linux-user"
         - TEST_BUILD_CMD="make build-tcg"
         - TEST_CMD="make check-tcg"
         - CACHE_NAME="${TRAVIS_BRANCH}-linux-gcc-debug-tcg"