diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 77db20096f..2353e71e9e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-07-04  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
+	* value.c (value_bits_valid): If the value is not lval_computed,
+	or doesn't have a check_validity hook, assume the value is entirely
+	valid.
+
 2013-07-04  Andrew Burgess  <aburgess@broadcom.com>
 
 	* stack.c (read_frame_arg): No longer fetch lazy values.
diff --git a/gdb/value.c b/gdb/value.c
index ce4b13a17a..353f62a2ca 100644
--- a/gdb/value.c
+++ b/gdb/value.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ value_bits_valid (const struct value *value, int offset, int length)
     return 1;
   if (value->lval != lval_computed
       || !value->location.computed.funcs->check_validity)
-    return 0;
+    return 1;
   return value->location.computed.funcs->check_validity (value, offset,
 							 length);
 }