diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out b/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
index a525aa2f937..1e7b5a70461 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/errors.out
@@ -440,13 +440,3 @@ NULL);
 ERROR:  syntax error at or near "NUL"
 LINE 16: ...L, id2 TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, id3 INTEGER NOT NUL, id4 I...
                                                               ^
--- Check that stack depth detection mechanism works and
--- max_stack_depth is not set too high.  The full error report is not
--- very stable, so show only SQLSTATE and primary error message.
-create function infinite_recurse() returns int as
-'select infinite_recurse()' language sql;
-\set VERBOSITY sqlstate
-select infinite_recurse();
-ERROR:  54001
-\echo :LAST_ERROR_MESSAGE
-stack depth limit exceeded
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse.out b/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aa102fadd83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse.out
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- Check that stack depth detection mechanism works and
+-- max_stack_depth is not set too high.
+create function infinite_recurse() returns int as
+'select infinite_recurse()' language sql;
+-- Unfortunately, up till mid 2020 the Linux kernel had a bug in PPC64
+-- signal handling that would cause this test to crash if it happened
+-- to receive an sinval catchup interrupt while the stack is deep:
+-- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205183
+-- It is likely to be many years before that bug disappears from all
+-- production kernels, so disable this test on such platforms.
+-- (We still create the function, so as not to have a cross-platform
+-- difference in the end state of the regression database.)
+SELECT version() ~ 'powerpc64[^,]*-linux-gnu'
+       AS skip_test \gset
+\if :skip_test
+\quit
+\endif
+-- The full error report is not very stable, so we show only SQLSTATE
+-- and primary error message.
+\set VERBOSITY sqlstate
+select infinite_recurse();
+ERROR:  54001
+\echo :LAST_ERROR_MESSAGE
+stack depth limit exceeded
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse_1.out b/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse_1.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b2c99a0d0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/infinite_recurse_1.out
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+-- Check that stack depth detection mechanism works and
+-- max_stack_depth is not set too high.
+create function infinite_recurse() returns int as
+'select infinite_recurse()' language sql;
+-- Unfortunately, up till mid 2020 the Linux kernel had a bug in PPC64
+-- signal handling that would cause this test to crash if it happened
+-- to receive an sinval catchup interrupt while the stack is deep:
+-- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205183
+-- It is likely to be many years before that bug disappears from all
+-- production kernels, so disable this test on such platforms.
+-- (We still create the function, so as not to have a cross-platform
+-- difference in the end state of the regression database.)
+SELECT version() ~ 'powerpc64[^,]*-linux-gnu'
+       AS skip_test \gset
+\if :skip_test
+\quit
diff --git a/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule b/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
index 026ea880cde..ae89ed7f0b4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/parallel_schedule
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ test: create_index create_index_spgist create_view index_including index_includi
 # ----------
 # Another group of parallel tests
 # ----------
-test: create_aggregate create_function_3 create_cast constraints triggers select inherit typed_table vacuum drop_if_exists updatable_views roleattributes create_am hash_func errors
+test: create_aggregate create_function_3 create_cast constraints triggers select inherit typed_table vacuum drop_if_exists updatable_views roleattributes create_am hash_func errors infinite_recurse
 
 # ----------
 # sanity_check does a vacuum, affecting the sort order of SELECT *
diff --git a/src/test/regress/serial_schedule b/src/test/regress/serial_schedule
index 979d9261197..525bdc804f6 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/serial_schedule
+++ b/src/test/regress/serial_schedule
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ test: roleattributes
 test: create_am
 test: hash_func
 test: errors
+test: infinite_recurse
 test: sanity_check
 test: select_into
 test: select_distinct
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/errors.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/errors.sql
index 86b672538a1..66a56b28f62 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/errors.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/errors.sql
@@ -364,12 +364,3 @@ INT4
 UNIQUE
 NOT
 NULL);
-
--- Check that stack depth detection mechanism works and
--- max_stack_depth is not set too high.  The full error report is not
--- very stable, so show only SQLSTATE and primary error message.
-create function infinite_recurse() returns int as
-'select infinite_recurse()' language sql;
-\set VERBOSITY sqlstate
-select infinite_recurse();
-\echo :LAST_ERROR_MESSAGE
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/infinite_recurse.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/infinite_recurse.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..151dba4a7ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/infinite_recurse.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+-- Check that stack depth detection mechanism works and
+-- max_stack_depth is not set too high.
+
+create function infinite_recurse() returns int as
+'select infinite_recurse()' language sql;
+
+-- Unfortunately, up till mid 2020 the Linux kernel had a bug in PPC64
+-- signal handling that would cause this test to crash if it happened
+-- to receive an sinval catchup interrupt while the stack is deep:
+-- https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=205183
+-- It is likely to be many years before that bug disappears from all
+-- production kernels, so disable this test on such platforms.
+-- (We still create the function, so as not to have a cross-platform
+-- difference in the end state of the regression database.)
+
+SELECT version() ~ 'powerpc64[^,]*-linux-gnu'
+       AS skip_test \gset
+\if :skip_test
+\quit
+\endif
+
+-- The full error report is not very stable, so we show only SQLSTATE
+-- and primary error message.
+
+\set VERBOSITY sqlstate
+
+select infinite_recurse();
+
+\echo :LAST_ERROR_MESSAGE