diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
index 45fd87bea9b..e11ebca6ea9 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/header.rs
@@ -941,6 +941,7 @@ pub fn make_test_description<R: Read>(
     let has_hwasan = util::HWASAN_SUPPORTED_TARGETS.contains(&&*config.target);
     let has_memtag = util::MEMTAG_SUPPORTED_TARGETS.contains(&&*config.target);
     let has_shadow_call_stack = util::SHADOWCALLSTACK_SUPPORTED_TARGETS.contains(&&*config.target);
+    let has_xray = util::XRAY_SUPPORTED_TARGETS.contains(&&*config.target);
 
     // For tests using the `needs-rust-lld` directive (e.g. for `-Zgcc-ld=lld`), we need to find
     // whether `rust-lld` is present in the compiler under test.
@@ -1019,6 +1020,7 @@ pub fn make_test_description<R: Read>(
                 && config.parse_name_directive(ln, "needs-sanitizer-shadow-call-stack")
         );
         reason!(!config.can_unwind() && config.parse_name_directive(ln, "needs-unwind"));
+        reason!(!has_xray && config.parse_name_directive(ln, "needs-xray"));
         reason!(
             config.target == "wasm32-unknown-unknown"
                 && config.parse_name_directive(ln, directives::CHECK_RUN_RESULTS)
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/util.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/util.rs
index ff7e8df9878..67f49bb6397 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/util.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,19 @@ pub const MEMTAG_SUPPORTED_TARGETS: &[&str] =
 
 pub const SHADOWCALLSTACK_SUPPORTED_TARGETS: &[&str] = &["aarch64-linux-android"];
 
+pub const XRAY_SUPPORTED_TARGETS: &[&str] = &[
+    "aarch64-linux-android",
+    "aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "aarch64-unknown-linux-musl",
+    "x86_64-linux-android",
+    "x86_64-unknown-freebsd",
+    "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu",
+    "x86_64-unknown-linux-musl",
+    "x86_64-unknown-netbsd",
+    "x86_64-unknown-none-linuxkernel",
+    "x86_64-unknown-openbsd",
+];
+
 pub fn make_new_path(path: &str) -> String {
     assert!(cfg!(windows));
     // Windows just uses PATH as the library search path, so we have to
diff --git a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/basic.rs b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/basic.rs
index 9c128767747..d3e49d53174 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/basic.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/basic.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` produces expected instrumentation.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=always
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
diff --git a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-combine.rs b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-combine.rs
index 0c1992318f5..f7e500b65f6 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-combine.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-combine.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` options can be specified multiple times.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=skip-exit
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=instruction-threshold=123
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=instruction-threshold=456
diff --git a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-override.rs b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-override.rs
index 3a7c37f9006..00f81837902 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-override.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/instrument-xray/options-override.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that the last `-Z instrument-xray` option wins.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=always
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=never
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-1.rs b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-1.rs
index 03274dedd08..4dd43439eb7 100644
--- a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-1.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-1.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` does not allow `always` and `never` simultaneously.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=always,never
 // error-pattern: incorrect value `always,never` for unstable option `instrument-xray`
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-2.rs b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-2.rs
index e752890b47a..7310aa0a0d2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-2.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-always-never-2.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` allows `always` and `never` sequentially.
 // (The last specified setting wins, like `-Z instrument-xray=no` as well.)
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=always
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=never
 // check-pass
diff --git a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-basic.rs b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-basic.rs
index 5889a20f670..b97f0dd8a07 100644
--- a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-basic.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-basic.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Verifies basic `-Z instrument-xray` flags.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=skip-exit
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=ignore-loops,instruction-threshold=300
diff --git a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-always.rs b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-always.rs
index 36dda4bbd03..407f3e2aa5d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-always.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-always.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` does not allow duplicates.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=always,always
 // error-pattern: incorrect value `always,always` for unstable option `instrument-xray`
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-ignore-loops.rs b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-ignore-loops.rs
index 227f8557f42..75b210a6547 100644
--- a/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-ignore-loops.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/instrument-xray/flags-dupe-ignore-loops.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Checks that `-Z instrument-xray` does not allow duplicates.
 //
+// needs-xray
 // compile-flags: -Z instrument-xray=ignore-loops,ignore-loops
 // error-pattern: incorrect value `ignore-loops,ignore-loops` for unstable option `instrument-xray`