diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 8a1a41141f..ce28f5da07 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-06-23  Elena Zannoni  <ezannoni@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.objc/basicclass.exp: Return -1 if we cannot compile
+	the testcase.
+
 2003-06-22  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/relocate.exp: Test add-symbol-file with a variable
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp
index 44b709e3e2..5fb5181533 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.objc/basicclass.exp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
 # which libraries to link in. Most of the time it uses pthread
 #
 if {[gdb_compile_objc "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable [list debug ]] != "" } {
-  gdb_suppress_entire_file "Testcase compile failed, so all tests in this file will automatically fail."
+  return -1
 }
 
 #