diff --git a/libcxx/test/libcxx/numerics/c.math/constexpr-cxx23-clang.pass.cpp b/libcxx/test/libcxx/numerics/c.math/constexpr-cxx23-clang.pass.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/libcxx/numerics/c.math/constexpr-cxx23-clang.pass.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/libcxx/numerics/c.math/constexpr-cxx23-clang.pass.cpp
@@ -58,9 +58,14 @@
 
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexp(0.0f, &DummyInt) == 0.0f);
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexp(0.0, &DummyInt) == 0.0);
-  ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexp(0.0L, &DummyInt) == 0.0L);
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexpf(0.0f, &DummyInt) == 0.0f);
+
+//FIXME: currently linux powerpc does not support this expansion
+// since 0.0L lowers to ppcf128 and special handling is required.
+#if ! defined(__LONG_DOUBLE_IBM128__)
+  ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexp(0.0L, &DummyInt) == 0.0L);
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::frexpl(0.0L, &DummyInt) == 0.0L);
+#endif
 
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::ilogb(1.0f) == 0);
   ASSERT_NOT_CONSTEXPR_CXX23(std::ilogb(1.0) == 0);