diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-1.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-1.d
index dbaf778024e..210b70f7097 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-1.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-1.d
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@
 0+0 [AT] _start
 #...
 0+200 [ADT] __data_end
+#...
 0+200 [ADT] __data_start
 #pass
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2a.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2a.d
index 4471a1be6a3..a619ea19a07 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2a.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2a.d
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #source: empty-address-2.s
 #ld: -Ttext 0x0000000 -Tdata 0x200 -T empty-address-2a.t
 #nm: -n
-#xfail: bfin-*-linux* frv-*-*linux* riscv64*-*-* tic54x-*-*
+#xfail: bfin-*-linux* frv-*-*linux* riscv64*-*-* tic54x-*-* [is_xcoff_format]
 #...
 0+0 T _start
 #...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2b.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2b.d
index 8dfe888b63d..c9b97b8b809 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2b.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-2b.d
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #source: empty-address-2.s
 #ld: -Ttext 0x0000000 -Tdata 0x200 -T empty-address-2b.t
 #nm: -n
-#xfail: bfin-*-linux* frv-*-*linux* riscv64*-*-* tic54x-*-*
+#xfail: bfin-*-linux* frv-*-*linux* riscv64*-*-* tic54x-*-* [is_xcoff_format]
 #...
 0+0 T _start
 #...
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3a.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3a.d
index b3135bf9231..fe87ebc34ac 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3a.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3a.d
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #source: empty-address-3.s
 #ld: -T empty-address-3a.t
 #nm: -n
+#xfail: [is_xcoff_format]
 
 #...
 0+0 T _start
diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3b.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3b.d
index 1e68e29b428..0d9babef6f7 100644
--- a/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3b.d
+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-scripts/empty-address-3b.d
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #source: empty-address-3.s
 #ld: -T empty-address-3b.t
 #nm: -n
+#xfail: [is_xcoff_format]
 
 #...
 0+0 T _start