diff --git a/tests/run-make/crate-data-smoke/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/crate-data-smoke/rmake.rs
index 70f8e46b6d9..b5708d05a82 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/crate-data-smoke/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/crate-data-smoke/rmake.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-use run_make_support::{bin_name, rust_lib_name, rustc};
+use run_make_support::{bin_name, rust_lib_name, rustc, target};
 
 fn main() {
-    rustc().print("crate-name").input("crate.rs").run().assert_stdout_equals("foo");
-    rustc().print("file-names").input("crate.rs").run().assert_stdout_equals(bin_name("foo"));
     rustc()
+        .target(target())
+        .print("crate-name")
+        .input("crate.rs")
+        .run()
+        .assert_stdout_equals("foo");
+    rustc()
+        .target(target())
+        .print("file-names")
+        .input("crate.rs")
+        .run()
+        .assert_stdout_equals(bin_name("foo"));
+    rustc()
+        .target(target())
         .print("file-names")
         .crate_type("lib")
         .arg("--test")
@@ -11,11 +22,22 @@ fn main() {
         .run()
         .assert_stdout_equals(bin_name("foo"));
     rustc()
+        .target(target())
         .print("file-names")
         .arg("--test")
         .input("lib.rs")
         .run()
         .assert_stdout_equals(bin_name("mylib"));
-    rustc().print("file-names").input("lib.rs").run().assert_stdout_equals(rust_lib_name("mylib"));
-    rustc().print("file-names").input("rlib.rs").run().assert_stdout_equals(rust_lib_name("mylib"));
+    rustc()
+        .target(target())
+        .print("file-names")
+        .input("lib.rs")
+        .run()
+        .assert_stdout_equals(rust_lib_name("mylib"));
+    rustc()
+        .target(target())
+        .print("file-names")
+        .input("rlib.rs")
+        .run()
+        .assert_stdout_equals(rust_lib_name("mylib"));
 }
diff --git a/tests/run-make/crate-name-priority/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/crate-name-priority/rmake.rs
index 5bdb49b33ce..82e482b5a2e 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/crate-name-priority/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/crate-name-priority/rmake.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // and the compiler flags, and checks that the flag is favoured each time.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/15518
 
+//@ ignore-cross-compile (relocations in generic ELF against `arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf`)
+
 use run_make_support::{bin_name, rfs, rustc};
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/tests/run-make/extra-filename-with-temp-outputs/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/extra-filename-with-temp-outputs/rmake.rs
index 0910045bb85..f93a3ecc8d1 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/extra-filename-with-temp-outputs/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/extra-filename-with-temp-outputs/rmake.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 // are named as expected.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/15686
 
+//@ ignore-cross-compile (relocations in generic ELF against `arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf`)
+
 use run_make_support::{bin_name, cwd, has_prefix, has_suffix, rfs, rustc, shallow_find_files};
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/tests/run-make/output-type-permutations/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/output-type-permutations/rmake.rs
index c0569af6e84..8da0bfaa12d 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/output-type-permutations/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/output-type-permutations/rmake.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 // files are exactly what is expected, no more, no less.
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/12020
 
+//@ ignore-cross-compile
+// Reason: some cross-compiled targets don't support various crate types and fail to link.
+
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use run_make_support::{
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@ use run_make_support::{
 // `dir`: the name of the directory where the test happens
 // `rustc_invocation`: the rustc command being tested
 // Any unexpected output files not listed in `must_exist` or `can_exist` will cause a failure.
+#[track_caller]
 fn assert_expected_output_files(expectations: Expectations, rustc_invocation: impl Fn()) {
     let Expectations { expected_files: must_exist, allowed_files: can_exist, test_dir: dir } =
         expectations;
diff --git a/tests/run-make/reproducible-build/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/reproducible-build/rmake.rs
index 8a8b0d6d652..93fc30de07d 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/reproducible-build/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/reproducible-build/rmake.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 // See https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/32293
 // Tracking Issue: https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/issues/129080
 
+//@ ignore-cross-compile (linker binary needs to run)
+
 use run_make_support::{
     bin_name, cwd, diff, is_darwin, is_windows, regex, rfs, run_in_tmpdir, rust_lib_name, rustc,
 };
diff --git a/tests/run-make/strip/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/strip/rmake.rs
index ef1acc26b45..01b31ac3094 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/strip/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/strip/rmake.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-//@ ignore-windows Windows does not actually strip
+//@ ignore-windows (Windows does not actually strip)
+//@ ignore-cross-compile (relocations in generic ELF against `arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf`)
 
 // Test that -Cstrip correctly strips/preserves debuginfo and symbols.
 
diff --git a/tests/run-make/symbols-all-mangled/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/symbols-all-mangled/rmake.rs
index 1fb03c62399..79ddd06bb94 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/symbols-all-mangled/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/symbols-all-mangled/rmake.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // Check that all symbols in cdylibs, staticlibs and bins are mangled
 //@ only-elf some object file formats create multiple symbols for each function with different names
+//@ ignore-nvptx64 (needs target std)
+//@ ignore-cross-compile (host-only)
 
 use run_make_support::object::read::{Object, ObjectSymbol};
 use run_make_support::{bin_name, dynamic_lib_name, object, rfs, rustc, static_lib_name};