diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index ceefea58b6..f096987dbe 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2012-10-15  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+	    Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
+
+	Fix recent gdb_breakpoint regression.
+	* gdb.java/jmisc.exp: gdb_breakpoint for $function - remove curly
+	braces from the parameter.
+	* gdb.java/jprint.exp: Likewise.
+
 2012-10-15  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
 	* lib/gdb.exp (runto): Fix call to gdb_breakpoint.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jmisc.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jmisc.exp
index 72158613ea..4bd1800a58 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jmisc.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jmisc.exp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ if [set_lang_java] then {
     # signature.
     runto_main
     set function "${testfile}.main(java.lang.String\[\])"
-    gdb_breakpoint "$function" { allow-pending }
-    gdb_breakpoint "${function}void" { allow-pending }
+    gdb_breakpoint "$function" allow-pending
+    gdb_breakpoint "${function}void" allow-pending
     gdb_continue_to_breakpoint $function
 
     gdb_test_multiple "ptype jmisc" "ptype jmisc" {
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jprint.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jprint.exp
index b2d5d310cc..116a4bafd5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jprint.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.java/jprint.exp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ if [set_lang_java] then {
     # signature.
     runto_main
     set function "${testfile}.main(java.lang.String\[\])"
-    gdb_breakpoint "$function" { allow-pending }
-    gdb_breakpoint "${function}void" { allow-pending }
+    gdb_breakpoint "$function" allow-pending
+    gdb_breakpoint "${function}void" allow-pending
     gdb_continue_to_breakpoint $function
 
     gdb_test "p jvclass.addprint(4,5,6)" " = 15" "unambiguous static call"