diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index a9c8a5cbdb..ba85a6b119 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-02-27  Fred Fish  <fnf@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/chng-syms.exp: Add expect condition to match failing
+	case that isn't a timeout.
+
 2004-02-27  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/bigcore.exp: Disable on HP/UX, no sparse corefile
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/chng-syms.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/chng-syms.exp
index 18f847f937..90dcf2b238 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/chng-syms.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/chng-syms.exp
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ if  { [gdb_compile "${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile}" "${binfile}" executable {deb
 	-re "Error in re-setting .*No symbol .var1..*Program exited normally.*" {
 	    pass "running with invalidated bpt condition after executable changes" 
 	}
+	-re "$gdb_prompt $" { 
+	    fail "running with invalidated bpt condition after executable changes" 
+	}
 	timeout {
 	    fail "(timeout) running with invalidated bpt condition after executable changes" 
 	}