diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 251b60df25..ceeecb705e 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-03-07  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
+	* regcache.c (regcache_xmalloc_1): Call XCALLOC with signed char
+	for 'regcache->register_status'.
+
 2013-03-07  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
 	* breakpoint.c (breakpoint_xfer_memory): Change type of local to
diff --git a/gdb/regcache.c b/gdb/regcache.c
index ca00f90d18..57d29e4b64 100644
--- a/gdb/regcache.c
+++ b/gdb/regcache.c
@@ -225,14 +225,14 @@ regcache_xmalloc_1 (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct address_space *aspace,
       regcache->registers
 	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_cooked_registers, gdb_byte);
       regcache->register_status
-	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_cooked_register_status, gdb_byte);
+	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_cooked_register_status, signed char);
     }
   else
     {
       regcache->registers
 	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_raw_registers, gdb_byte);
       regcache->register_status
-	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_raw_register_status, gdb_byte);
+	= XCALLOC (descr->sizeof_raw_register_status, signed char);
     }
   regcache->aspace = aspace;
   regcache->ptid = minus_one_ptid;