diff --git a/bootstraptest/test_ractor.rb b/bootstraptest/test_ractor.rb
index a02adb612a..74edfa8cd6 100644
--- a/bootstraptest/test_ractor.rb
+++ b/bootstraptest/test_ractor.rb
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ assert_equal 'true', %q{
 
   def ractor_local_globals
     /a(b)(c)d/ =~ 'abcd' # for $~
-    `echo foo`
+    `echo foo` unless  /solaris/ !~ RUBY_PLATFORM
 
     {
      # ractor-local (derived from created ractor): debug