diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
index c356f4266f016..825f23e0582a9 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/command-list.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ const KNOWN_DIRECTIVE_NAMES: &[&str] = &[
     "only-32bit",
     "only-64bit",
     "only-aarch64",
+    "only-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
     "only-apple",
     "only-arm",
     "only-avr",
diff --git a/tests/run-make/mte-ffi/rmake.rs b/tests/run-make/mte-ffi/rmake.rs
index 132c12aa7f073..f4fafb796e3c5 100644
--- a/tests/run-make/mte-ffi/rmake.rs
+++ b/tests/run-make/mte-ffi/rmake.rs
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 // This test does not require MTE: whilst the test will use MTE if available, if it is not,
 // arbitrary tag bits are set using TBI.
 
-//@ only-aarch64
-//@ only-linux
-//@ only-gnu
-//@ run-pass
+// This test is only valid for AArch64.
+// The linker must be explicitly specified when cross-compiling, so it is limited to
+// `aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu`.
+//@ only-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
 use run_make_support::{cc, dynamic_lib_name, extra_c_flags, run, rustc, target};
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn run_test(variant: &str) {
         flags.push("-march=armv8.5-a+memtag");
         flags
     };
-    print!("{variant} test...");
+    println!("{variant} test...");
     rustc()
         .input(format!("foo_{variant}.rs"))
         .target(target())
@@ -35,5 +35,4 @@ fn run_test(variant: &str) {
         .args(&flags)
         .run();
     run("test");
-    println!("\tpassed");
 }