diff --git a/tests/codegen/drop.rs b/tests/codegen/drop.rs
index 99402827158..3615ef47b53 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/drop.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/drop.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // ignore-wasm32-bare compiled with panic=abort by default
+// needs-unwind - this test verifies the amount of drop calls when unwinding is used
 // compile-flags: -C no-prepopulate-passes
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
diff --git a/tests/codegen/personality_lifetimes.rs b/tests/codegen/personality_lifetimes.rs
index 2104022f578..9ff7a9b3e88 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/personality_lifetimes.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/personality_lifetimes.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // ignore-msvc
 // ignore-wasm32-bare compiled with panic=abort by default
+// needs-unwind
 
 // compile-flags: -O -C no-prepopulate-passes
 
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi.rs
index e258dbcacd2..fa5b6bad75c 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/c-unwind-abi.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // compile-flags: -C opt-level=0
+// needs-unwind
 
 // Test that `nounwind` attributes are correctly applied to exported `C` and `C-unwind` extern
 // functions. `C-unwind` functions MUST NOT have this attribute. We disable optimizations above
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/cdecl-unwind-abi.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/cdecl-unwind-abi.rs
index 19a7228839a..64746d32175 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/cdecl-unwind-abi.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/cdecl-unwind-abi.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // compile-flags: -C opt-level=0
+// needs-unwind
 
 // Test that `nounwind` attributes are correctly applied to exported `cdecl` and
 // `cdecl-unwind` extern functions. `cdecl-unwind` functions MUST NOT have this attribute. We
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/nounwind-on-stable-panic-unwind.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/nounwind-on-stable-panic-unwind.rs
index c1c5bbdda34..dc3911cd4eb 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/nounwind-on-stable-panic-unwind.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/nounwind-on-stable-panic-unwind.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // compile-flags: -C opt-level=0
 // ignore-wasm32-bare compiled with panic=abort by default
+// needs-unwind
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/system-unwind-abi.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/system-unwind-abi.rs
index 2591c1d4814..f274a33b099 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/system-unwind-abi.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-abis/system-unwind-abi.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 // compile-flags: -C opt-level=0
+// needs-unwind
 
 // Test that `nounwind` attributes are correctly applied to exported `system` and `system-unwind`
 // extern functions. `system-unwind` functions MUST NOT have this attribute. We disable
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-exports.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-exports.rs
index 6ac3c079f81..4e1e719d5cd 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-exports.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-exports.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // compile-flags: -C opt-level=0
 // ignore-wasm32-bare compiled with panic=abort by default
+// needs-unwind
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 #![feature(c_unwind)]
diff --git a/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-imports.rs b/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-imports.rs
index e33e3e80521..260dcc628cc 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-imports.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/unwind-extern-imports.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // compile-flags: -C no-prepopulate-passes
 // ignore-wasm32-bare compiled with panic=abort by default
+// needs-unwind
 
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 #![feature(c_unwind)]
diff --git a/tests/codegen/vec-shrink-panik.rs b/tests/codegen/vec-shrink-panik.rs
index 88b7edff260..606d68ff3ab 100644
--- a/tests/codegen/vec-shrink-panik.rs
+++ b/tests/codegen/vec-shrink-panik.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 // [new]min-llvm-version: 17
 // compile-flags: -O
 // ignore-debug: the debug assertions get in the way
+// needs-unwind
 #![crate_type = "lib"]
 #![feature(shrink_to)]