diff --git a/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go b/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
index 7c4628c49330c0..f7c07582a4d432 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/test/cgo_linux_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package cgotest
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 )
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@ func TestSetgid(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
 		t.Skip("unsupported on Android")
 	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/etc/alpine-release"); err == nil {
+		t.Skip("setgid is broken with musl libc - go.dev/issue/39857")
+	}
 	testSetgid(t)
 }
 
@@ -20,6 +24,9 @@ func TestSetgidStress(t *testing.T) {
 	if runtime.GOOS == "android" {
 		t.Skip("unsupported on Android")
 	}
+	if _, err := os.Stat("/etc/alpine-release"); err == nil {
+		t.Skip("setgid is broken with musl libc - go.dev/issue/39857")
+	}
 	testSetgidStress(t)
 }