diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index b9083e8076..3ec50e7c8c 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-06-07  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+	    Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* cli/cli-cmds.c (shell_escape): Use waitpid.
+	* rs6000-nat.c (exec_one_dummy_insn): Likewise.
+
 2011-06-07  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
 
 	* xcoffread.c (dwarf2_xcoff_names): New variable.
diff --git a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
index 7fd2f50398..d4b29a213d 100644
--- a/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
+++ b/gdb/cli/cli-cmds.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ shell_escape (char *arg, int from_tty)
   chdir (current_directory);
 #endif
 #else /* Can fork.  */
-  int rc, status, pid;
+  int status, pid;
 
   if ((pid = vfork ()) == 0)
     {
@@ -750,8 +750,7 @@ shell_escape (char *arg, int from_tty)
     }
 
   if (pid != -1)
-    while ((rc = wait (&status)) != pid && rc != -1)
-      ;
+    waitpid (pid, &status, 0);
   else
     error (_("Fork failed"));
 #endif /* Can fork.  */
diff --git a/gdb/rs6000-nat.c b/gdb/rs6000-nat.c
index e357c4d139..30e4c15d14 100644
--- a/gdb/rs6000-nat.c
+++ b/gdb/rs6000-nat.c
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ exec_one_dummy_insn (struct regcache *regcache)
 
   do
     {
-      pid = wait (&status);
+      pid = waitpid (PIDGET (inferior_ptid), &status, 0);
     }
   while (pid != PIDGET (inferior_ptid));
 
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 359452d0a5..515f0eb434 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-06-07  Jan Kratochvil  <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/async-shell.c: New file.
+	* gdb.base/async-shell.exp: New file.
+
 2011-06-06  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.threads/pending-step.exp: Add more context to SIGTRAP match.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f09909cfce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.c
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/* This testcase is part of GDB, the GNU debugger.
+
+   Copyright 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  return sleep (600);
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.exp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5ccd1fd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/async-shell.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+set testfile async-shell
+if { [prepare_for_testing ${testfile}.exp ${testfile}] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_test_no_output "set target-async on "
+gdb_test_no_output "set non-stop on"
+gdb_test "run &" "Starting program: \[^\r\n\]*"
+
+# `sleep 5' here would workaround the bug, do not sleep here.
+# "shell" could eat waitpid event from the asynchronous inferior process.
+
+gdb_test "shell echo foo" "foo"
+
+set test "interrupt"
+gdb_test_multiple $test $test {
+    -re "interrupt\r\n$gdb_prompt " {
+	pass $test
+    }
+}
+
+set test "process stopped"
+gdb_test_multiple "" $test {
+    -re "\r\n\\\[process \[0-9\]+\\\] #1 stopped\\\.\r\n" {
+	pass $test
+    }
+}