diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index d94802a6c4..cceef9d7c4 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-03-20  Corinna Vinschen  <vinschen@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/args.exp: Fix regular expression.
+
 2003-03-20  Corinna Vinschen  <vinschen@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/help.exp: Allow Win32 child process.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/args.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/args.exp
index 505a6945df..e481ecb1e8 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/args.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/args.exp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 gdb_test "run" \
-	"Starting program.*args(\.exe)? 1 3.*3\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
+	"Starting program.*args(\\.exe)? 1 3.*3\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
 	"correct args printed"
 
 #
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 gdb_test "run" \
-	"Starting program.*args(\.exe)? 1 \\\\'\\\\' 3.*4\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n''\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
+	"Starting program.*args(\\.exe)? 1 \\\\'\\\\' 3.*4\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n''\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
 	"correct args printed, one empty"
 
 #
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gdb_exit
 gdb_start
 gdb_reinitialize_dir $srcdir/$subdir
 gdb_test "run" \
-	"Starting program.*args(\.exe)? 1 \\\\'\\\\' \\\\'\\\\' 3.*5\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n''\r\n''\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
+	"Starting program.*args(\\.exe)? 1 \\\\'\\\\' \\\\'\\\\' 3.*5\r\n.*args\r\n1\r\n''\r\n''\r\n3.*Program exited normally." \
 	"correct args printed, two empty"
 
 set GDBFLAGS $old_gdbflags