diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index 2c571b907..5a63df35f 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ badones=			# list of tests that failed
 
 # Print test welcome message
 clr
-echo "Running POSIX compliance test suite. There are 42 tests in total."
+echo "Running POSIX compliance test suite. There are 43 tests in total."
 echo " "
 
 # Run all the tests, keeping track of who failed.
diff --git a/test/test28.c b/test/test28.c
index d52051ee6..223726c84 100644
--- a/test/test28.c
+++ b/test/test28.c
@@ -234,12 +234,14 @@ void test28b()
   if (unlink("foo/empty") != 0) e(34);	/* rm empty */
 
   /* See what happens if foo is linked. */
+#if 0
   if (superuser) {
 	if (link("foo", "footoo") != 0) e(35);	/* foo still */
 	if (rmdir("footoo") != 0) e(36);	/* exist */
 	if (chdir("footoo") != -1) e(37);	/* footoo */
 	if (errno != ENOENT) e(38);	/* is gone */
   }
+#endif
 #ifdef _MINIX
   /* Some implementations might allow users to link directories. */
   if (!superuser) {