diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index e2c1bc8c86..9d886c5109 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-02-04  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp: Use gdb_test_multiple for endian test.
+	(decimal_vector): Fix for little-endian.
+
 2014-01-29  Jose E. Marchesi  <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
 
 	* gdb.arch/sparc-sysstep.exp: New file.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp
index 7d5049c863..33c34b5033 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp
@@ -79,17 +79,16 @@ gdb_test "set \$vrsave = 1" "" ""
 
 gdb_test "next" "" ""
 
-send_gdb "show endian\n"
 set endianness ""
-gdb_expect {
+set msg "detect endianness"
+gdb_test_multiple "show endian" "$msg" {
     -re "(The target endianness is set automatically .currently )(big|little)( endian.*)$gdb_prompt $" {
-        pass "endianness"
-	set endianness $expect_out(2,string)
+        pass "$msg"
+        set endianness $expect_out(2,string)
     }
     -re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {
-	fail "couldn't get endianness"
+        fail "$msg"
     }
-    timeout		{ fail "(timeout) endianness" }
 }
 
 # And then read the AltiVec registers back, to see that
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ gdb_test "info reg vscr" "vscr.*0x1\t1" "info reg vscr"
 if {$endianness == "big"} {
      set decimal_vector ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45., v4_int32 = .1, 1, 1, 1., v8_int16 = .0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1., v16_int8 = .0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1.."
 } else {
-     set decimal_vector ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45., v4_int32 = .1, 1, 1, 1., v8_int16 = .1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0., v16_int8 = .1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0.."
+     set decimal_vector ".uint128 = 0x00000001000000010000000100000001, v4_float = .1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45, 1.*e-45., v4_int32 = .1, 1, 1, 1., v8_int16 = .1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0., v16_int8 = .1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0.."
 }
 
 for {set i 0} {$i < 32} {incr i 1} {