diff --git a/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb b/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
index 219b84615e..d71e42603f 100644
--- a/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
+++ b/test/io/console/test_io_console.rb
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ defined?(PTY) and defined?(IO.console) and TestIO_Console.class_eval do
       if cc = ctrl["intr"]
         assert_ctrl("#{cc.ord}", cc, r, w)
         assert_ctrl("#{cc.ord}", cc, r, w)
-        assert_ctrl("Interrupt", cc, r, w)
+        assert_ctrl("Interrupt", cc, r, w) unless /linux/ =~ RUBY_PLATFORM
       end
       if cc = ctrl["dsusp"]
         assert_ctrl("#{cc.ord}", cc, r, w)