diff --git a/tests/test/tcpstr19.pp b/tests/test/tcpstr19.pp
index 79a002dcc6..30b7b44d9e 100644
--- a/tests/test/tcpstr19.pp
+++ b/tests/test/tcpstr19.pp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ begin
   if StringCodePage(Copy(UTF8Encode('Test'), 1, 2)) <> CP_UTF8 then
     halt(3);
   R := 'Test';
+{$if not defined(FPC_CROSSCOMPILING) and not defined(FPC_CPUCROSSCOMPILING)}
   if StringCodePage(R) <> DefaultSystemCodePage then
     halt(4);
+{$endif}
 end.
diff --git a/tests/test/tcpstr9.pp b/tests/test/tcpstr9.pp
index 74b78a1026..0450241ef0 100644
--- a/tests/test/tcpstr9.pp
+++ b/tests/test/tcpstr9.pp
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ uses
 begin
   // this test can be only run with the compiler built right now on the
   // same system
+{$if not defined(FPC_CROSSCOMPILING) and not defined(FPC_CPUCROSSCOMPILING)}
   if StringCodePage(AnsiString('test')) <> DefaultSystemCodePage then
   begin
     WriteLn(StringCodePage(AnsiString('test')), ' <> ', DefaultSystemCodePage);
     halt(1);
   end;
+{$endif}
   Writeln('ok');
 end.
 
diff --git a/tests/test/units/fpwidestring/tcpstr9fpwidestring.pp b/tests/test/units/fpwidestring/tcpstr9fpwidestring.pp
index e09251f3ba..a25d03d67b 100644
--- a/tests/test/units/fpwidestring/tcpstr9fpwidestring.pp
+++ b/tests/test/units/fpwidestring/tcpstr9fpwidestring.pp
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ uses
 begin
   // this test can be only run with the compiler built right now on the
   // same system
+{$if not defined(FPC_CROSSCOMPILING) and not defined(FPC_CPUCROSSCOMPILING)}
   if StringCodePage(AnsiString('test')) <> DefaultSystemCodePage then
   begin
     WriteLn(StringCodePage(AnsiString('test')), ' <> ', DefaultSystemCodePage);
     halt(1);
   end;
+{$endif}
   Writeln('ok');
 end.