diff --git a/cmd/gogio/e2e_test.go b/cmd/gogio/e2e_test.go
index de7017f3..e269c5fe 100644
--- a/cmd/gogio/e2e_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gogio/e2e_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
+var raceEnabled = false
+
 var headless = flag.Bool("headless", true, "run end-to-end tests in headless mode")
 
 // TestDriver is implemented by each of the platforms we can run end-to-end
diff --git a/cmd/gogio/js_test.go b/cmd/gogio/js_test.go
index 627a24af..92cb5882 100644
--- a/cmd/gogio/js_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gogio/js_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ type JSTestDriver struct {
 func (d *JSTestDriver) Start(t_ *testing.T, path string, width, height int) (cleanups []func()) {
 	d.t = t_
 
+	if raceEnabled {
+		d.t.Skipf("js/wasm doesn't support -race; skipping")
+	}
+
 	// First, build the app.
 	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "gio-endtoend-js")
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/gogio/race_test.go b/cmd/gogio/race_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..07499364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/gogio/race_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Unlicense OR MIT
+
+// +build race
+
+package main_test
+
+func init() { raceEnabled = true }
diff --git a/cmd/gogio/wayland_test.go b/cmd/gogio/wayland_test.go
index d98f2279..bd93aa77 100644
--- a/cmd/gogio/wayland_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gogio/wayland_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (d *WaylandTestDriver) Start(t_ *testing.T, path string, width, height int)
 	cleanups = append(cleanups, func() { os.RemoveAll(dir) })
 
 	bin := filepath.Join(dir, "red")
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-race", "-tags", "nox11", "-o="+bin, path)
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-tags", "nox11", "-o="+bin, path)
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		d.t.Fatalf("could not build app: %s:\n%s", err, out)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/gogio/x11_test.go b/cmd/gogio/x11_test.go
index 05a1f147..8df1cf6a 100644
--- a/cmd/gogio/x11_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gogio/x11_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func (d *X11TestDriver) Start(t_ *testing.T, path string, width, height int) (cl
 	cleanups = append(cleanups, func() { os.RemoveAll(dir) })
 
 	bin := filepath.Join(dir, "red")
-	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-race", "-tags", "nowayland", "-o="+bin, path)
+	cmd := exec.Command("go", "build", "-tags", "nowayland", "-o="+bin, path)
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		d.t.Fatalf("could not build app: %s:\n%s", err, out)
 	}