--- old/test/jdk/java/util/Locale/LocaleProviders.java	2018-12-27 18:44:16.398069642 -0800
+++ new/test/jdk/java/util/Locale/LocaleProviders.java	2018-12-27 18:44:15.889022483 -0800
@@ -237,12 +237,16 @@
     }
 
     static void bug8027289Test(String expectedCodePoint) {
-        char[] expectedSymbol = Character.toChars(Integer.valueOf(expectedCodePoint, 16));
-        NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.CHINA);
-        char formatted = nf.format(7000).charAt(0);
-        System.out.println("returned: " + formatted + ", expected: " + expectedSymbol[0]);
-        if (formatted != expectedSymbol[0]) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected Chinese currency symbol. returned: " + formatted + ", expected: " + expectedSymbol[0]);
+        if (System.getProperty("os.name").startsWith("Windows")) {
+            char[] expectedSymbol = Character.toChars(Integer.valueOf(expectedCodePoint, 16));
+            NumberFormat nf = NumberFormat.getCurrencyInstance(Locale.CHINA);
+            char formatted = nf.format(7000).charAt(0);
+            System.out.println("returned: " + formatted + ", expected: " + expectedSymbol[0]);
+            if (formatted != expectedSymbol[0]) {
+                throw new RuntimeException(
+                        "Unexpected Chinese currency symbol. returned: "
+                                + formatted + ", expected: " + expectedSymbol[0]);
+            }
         }
     }
 }