diff --git a/lldb/test/types/TestBasicTypes.py b/lldb/test/types/TestBasicTypes.py
index 34635bafb9aa..abf5355a5b08 100644
--- a/lldb/test/types/TestBasicTypes.py
+++ b/lldb/test/types/TestBasicTypes.py
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ class BasicTypesTestCase(TestBase):
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=d)
         self.unsigned_long_type()
 
+    # rdar://problem/8482903
+    # test suite failure for types dir -- "long long" and "unsigned long long"
+
+    @unittest2.expectedFailure
     def test_long_long_type_with_dsym(self):
         """Test that 'long long'-type variables are displayed correctly."""
         d = {'CXX_SOURCES': 'long_long.cpp'}
@@ -138,6 +142,7 @@ class BasicTypesTestCase(TestBase):
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=d)
         self.long_long_type()
 
+    @unittest2.expectedFailure
     def test_long_long_type_with_dwarf(self):
         """Test that 'long long'-type variables are displayed correctly."""
         d = {'CXX_SOURCES': 'long_long.cpp'}
@@ -145,6 +150,7 @@ class BasicTypesTestCase(TestBase):
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=d)
         self.long_long_type()
 
+    @unittest2.expectedFailure
     def test_unsigned_long_long_type_with_dsym(self):
         """Test that 'unsigned long long'-type variables are displayed correctly."""
         d = {'CXX_SOURCES': 'unsigned_long_long.cpp'}
@@ -152,6 +158,7 @@ class BasicTypesTestCase(TestBase):
         self.setTearDownCleanup(dictionary=d)
         self.unsigned_long_long_type()
 
+    @unittest2.expectedFailure
     def test_unsigned_long_long_type_with_dwarf(self):
         """Test that 'unsigned long long'-type variables are displayed correctly."""
         d = {'CXX_SOURCES': 'unsigned_long_long.cpp'}