diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/atomics/atomics.align/align.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/atomics/atomics.align/align.pass.cpp
index 279fc090244f0f..3735bb50367b8c 100644
--- a/libcxx/test/libcxx/atomics/atomics.align/align.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/atomics/atomics.align/align.pass.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
 // std::atomic when used with __attribute__((vector(X))).
 // XFAIL: gcc
 
+// This fails on PowerPC, as the LLIArr2 and Padding structs do not have
+// adequate alignment, despite these types returning true for the query of
+// being lock-free. This is an issue that occurs when linking in the
+// PowerPC GNU libatomic library into the test.
+// XFAIL: target=powerpc{{.*}}le-unknown-linux-gnu
+
 // <atomic>
 
 // Verify that the content of atomic<T> is properly aligned if the type is