diff --git a/graph/layout/isomap_noasm_test.go b/graph/layout/isomap_noasm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..212cfa22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/graph/layout/isomap_noasm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright ©2019 The Gonum Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build noasm appengine safe
+
+package layout
+
+// Change the testdata path for calculations done without assembly kernels.
+func init() {
+	tag = "_noasm"
+}
diff --git a/graph/layout/isomap_test.go b/graph/layout/isomap_test.go
index 20345be3..babcf7cb 100644
--- a/graph/layout/isomap_test.go
+++ b/graph/layout/isomap_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ import (
 	"gonum.org/v1/plot/vg"
 )
 
+// tag is modified in isomap_noasm_test.go to "_noasm" when any
+// build tag prevents use of the assembly numerical kernels.
+var tag string
+
 var isomapR2Tests = []struct {
 	name string
 	g    graph.Graph
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ func TestIsomapR2(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		p.Add(render{o})
 		p.HideAxes()
-		path := filepath.Join("testdata", test.name+".png")
+		path := filepath.Join("testdata", test.name+tag+".png")
 		err = p.Save(10*vg.Centimeter, 10*vg.Centimeter, path)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
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