diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 347f146a58..4f00dc2af3 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-23  Elena Zannoni  <ezannoni@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/selftest.exp: Accomodate more instruction reordering 
+        weirdness.
+
 2003-09-17  Michael Chastain  <mec@shout.net>
 
 	* gdb.cp/gdb1355.exp: New file.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/selftest.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/selftest.exp
index 9e1d4ddfb6..442adb92ec 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/selftest.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/selftest.exp
@@ -342,6 +342,11 @@ proc test_with_self { executable } {
 	    send_gdb "step\n"
 	    exp_continue
 	}
+        -re ".*cmdarg = .* xmalloc.*$gdb_prompt $" {
+	    set stepped_back 1
+	    send_gdb "step\n"
+	    exp_continue
+        }
 	-re "dirsize = 1;.*$gdb_prompt $" {
 	    set stepped_back 1
 	    send_gdb "step\n"