diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index d9f1f83f67..1191b95009 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2011-12-06  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
+
+	* gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.ads, gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.adb: New files.
+	* gdb.ada/watch_arg/watch.adb: Adjust code to avoid modification
+	of parameter X in procedure Foo.
+
 2011-12-05  Stan Shebs  <stan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.trace/tfind.exp: Update help string matches.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.adb b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.adb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a9c836bb19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.adb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--  Copyright 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+--
+--  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+--  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+--  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+--  (at your option) any later version.
+--
+--  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+--  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+--  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+--  GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+--  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+--  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package body Pck is
+
+   procedure Do_Nothing (A : System.Address) is
+   begin
+      null;
+   end Do_Nothing;
+
+end Pck;
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.ads b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.ads
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8a4ed52ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/pck.ads
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--  Copyright 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+--
+--  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+--  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+--  the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+--  (at your option) any later version.
+--
+--  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+--  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+--  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+--  GNU General Public License for more details.
+--
+--  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+--  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+with System;
+package Pck is
+   procedure Do_Nothing (A : System.Address);
+end Pck;
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/watch.adb b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/watch.adb
index d10e63d484..d5e2c333ea 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/watch.adb
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/watch_arg/watch.adb
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@
 --  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 --  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
+with Pck; use Pck;
+
 procedure Watch is
 
    procedure Foo (X : in out Integer) is
    begin
-      X := 3;  -- BREAK1
+      --  Reference X in a way that does not change its value.
+      Do_Nothing (X'Address);  -- BREAK1
    end Foo;
 
    X : Integer := 1;