diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index c9676b889e..2cf60286bd 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2009-04-03  Vladimir Prus  <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
+
+	Eliminate some sleep usage.
+
+        * gdb.mi/basics.c (do_nothing): New.
+        (main): Use do_nothing instead of printf, so that
+        not to introduce race condition between output of
+        inferiour and output of gdb. Do not use sleep as it
+        is not generally available on embedded targets.
+
 2009-04-02  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.server/ext-attach.exp: Expect an optional process id after
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/basics.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/basics.c
index 27704d167a..e6135bce9c 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/basics.c
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.mi/basics.c
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ int return_1 ()
   return 1;
 }
 
+void do_nothing (void)
+{
+}
+
 main ()
 {
   callee1 (2, "A string argument.", 3.5);
   callee1 (2, "A string argument.", 3.5);
 
-  sleep (1);
-  printf ("Hello, World!");
+  do_nothing (); /* Hello, World! */
 
   callme (1);
   callme (2);