diff --git a/builder/testdata/binary-size.txt b/builder/testdata/binary-size.txt
index cfdd88aaea..44e14f4bcc 100644
--- a/builder/testdata/binary-size.txt
+++ b/builder/testdata/binary-size.txt
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 target          package                  opt  code rodata data   bss
 hifive1b        examples/echo            z    4558    402    0  2276
-microbit        examples/serial          z    3001    439    8  2272
+microbit        examples/serial          z    2999    441    8  2272
 wioterminal     examples/pininterrupt    z    7848   1688  136  7280
 pico            examples/serial          z    7721   1071  112  5616
-pico            examples/serial          2   16362    862  108  5616
+pico            examples/serial          2   16330    862  108  5616
 pico2           examples/serial          z    6514   1174  112  5608
-pico2           examples/serial          2   15975    977  108  5608
-esp32c3-generic examples/serial          z    4918    530    0  8648
+pico2           examples/serial          2   15943    977  108  5608
+esp32c3-generic examples/serial          z    4914    530    0  8648
 esp32c3-generic examples/serial          2    7742    362    8  8656
 cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-slice    z    3087    793    4  4168
 cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-slice    2    7331    341    4  4168
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-defer    z    3782    818    4  4176
 cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-contains z    3093    763    4  4200
 pico2           ./testdata/size-contains z    6672   1160  112  5632
 pico2           ./testdata/size-os       z    6199   1209  128  5592
-pico2           ./testdata/size-os       2   15290   1014  128  5592
+pico2           ./testdata/size-os       2   15258   1014  128  5592
 cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-corpus   z    9891   1301   80  4188
 cortex-m-qemu   ./testdata/size-corpus   2   17466    862   72  4188
 riscv-qemu      ./testdata/size-corpus   z   17508   1028   88 16660
diff --git a/src/runtime/synctest.go b/src/runtime/synctest.go
index 37a950af7c..b84b0583e7 100644
--- a/src/runtime/synctest.go
+++ b/src/runtime/synctest.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const synctestBaseTime = 946684800000000000
 var synctestEnabled task.Uint32
 
 func synctestIsEnabled() bool {
-	return synctestEnabled.Load() != 0
+	return synctestSupported && synctestEnabled.Load() != 0
 }
 
 type synctestBubble struct {
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ func synctestBlock(t *task.Task) {
 
 //go:linkname synctest_run internal/synctest.Run
 func synctest_run(f func()) {
+	if !synctestSupported {
+		panic("synctest is not supported on bare metal")
+	}
 	synctestEnabled.Store(1)
 	root := task.Current()
 	if root.SynctestBubble != nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/synctest_baremetal.go b/src/runtime/synctest_baremetal.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9762ad5f8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/synctest_baremetal.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build baremetal
+
+package runtime
+
+const synctestSupported = false
diff --git a/src/runtime/synctest_hosted.go b/src/runtime/synctest_hosted.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce6820a4d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/synctest_hosted.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !baremetal
+
+package runtime
+
+const synctestSupported = true