diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index bdabbba8d6..297e2d48c6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-04-18  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
+
+	PR gdb/24433
+	* boards/local-board.exp: Set sysroot to "".
+
 2019-04-18  Tom de Vries  <tdevries@suse.de>
 	    Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/boards/local-board.exp b/gdb/testsuite/boards/local-board.exp
index bf710f4632..6e0448c58a 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/boards/local-board.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/boards/local-board.exp
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@ set baseboard [lindex [split $board "/"] 0]
 set board_info($baseboard,isremote) 0
 
 # Set sysroot to avoid sending files via the remote protocol.
-set GDBFLAGS "${GDBFLAGS} -ex \"set sysroot /\""
+set GDBFLAGS "${GDBFLAGS} -ex \"set sysroot\""