diff --git a/build-aux/check-mescc.sh b/build-aux/check-mescc.sh
index f060da67..8abd9d7a 100755
--- a/build-aux/check-mescc.sh
+++ b/build-aux/check-mescc.sh
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ lib/tests/scaffold/a1-global-no-clobber.c
 fi
 
 XFAIL_TESTS="
-lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
 lib/tests/stdio/90-sprintf.c
 "
 
@@ -236,6 +235,7 @@ lib/tests/scaffold/17-compare-unsigned-char-le.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/17-compare-unsigned-short-le.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/66-local-char-array.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/72-typedef-struct-def-local.c
+lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
 lib/tests/mes/90-dtoab.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/90-goto-var.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/91-goto-array.c
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ fi
 
 if test $compiler = gcc; then
     XFAIL_TESTS="$XFAIL_TESTS
-lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
 "
 
     if test $mes_cpu = x86; then
@@ -277,7 +276,6 @@ lib/tests/stdio/70-printf-simple.c
 lib/tests/stdio/70-printf.c
 lib/tests/scaffold/70-extern.c
 lib/tests/stdio/80-sscanf.c
-lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
 lib/tests/posix/90-execlp.c
 lib/tests/string/90-snprintf.c
 "
diff --git a/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c b/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
index 98d7d58a..b88bb746 100644
--- a/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
+++ b/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.c
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ int
 main ()
 {
   char *s = "1.2e3";
-  char *p = s;
+  char const *p = s;
   double d = abtod (&p, 0);
-  printf ("%f\n", d);
+  if (d != 1200)
+    return d;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.stdout b/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.stdout
deleted file mode 100644
index 84402f49..00000000
--- a/lib/tests/mes/90-abtod.stdout
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1200.000000