diff --git a/Documentation/backend_test_health.md b/Documentation/backend_test_health.md
index 20fa6250a2..a6f260e6b2 100644
--- a/Documentation/backend_test_health.md
+++ b/Documentation/backend_test_health.md
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Tests skipped by each supported backend:
 	* 11 broken - pie mode
 * pie skipped = 2
 	* 2 upstream issue - https://github.com/golang/go/issues/29322
-* ppc64le skipped = 13
-	* 8 broken
+* ppc64le skipped = 11
+	* 6 broken
 	* 1 broken - global variable symbolication
 	* 4 not implemented
 * windows skipped = 5
diff --git a/pkg/terminal/command_test.go b/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
index afab0a6285..925568ac16 100644
--- a/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
+++ b/pkg/terminal/command_test.go
@@ -975,6 +975,9 @@ func TestTruncateStacktrace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestIssue1493(t *testing.T) {
 	// The 'regs' command without the '-a' option should only return
 	// general purpose registers.
+	if runtime.GOARCH == "ppc64le" {
+		t.Skip("skipping, some registers such as vector registers are currently not loaded")
+	}
 	withTestTerminal("continuetestprog", t, func(term *FakeTerminal) {
 		r := term.MustExec("regs")
 		nr := len(strings.Split(r, "\n"))