diff --git b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp

index 7e6a4e1..969797a 100644

--- b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp

+++ a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.gdb/selftest.exp

@@ -451,25 +451,9 @@ proc test_with_self { executable } {

     }

     set description "send SIGINT signal to child process"

-    gdb_test_multiple "signal SIGINT" "$description" {

-	-re "^signal SIGINT\r\nContinuing with signal SIGINT.\r\nQuit\r\n" {

-	    pass "$description"

-	}

-    }

-

-    set description "send ^C to child process again"

-    send_gdb "\003"

-    gdb_expect {

-	-re "(Thread .*|Program) received signal SIGINT.*$gdb_prompt $" {

-	    pass "$description"

-	}

-	-re ".*$gdb_prompt $" {

-	    fail "$description"

-	}

-	timeout {

-	    fail "$description (timeout)"

-	}

-    }

+    gdb_test "signal SIGINT" \

+	"Continuing with signal SIGINT.*" \

+	"$description"

     # Switch back to the GDB thread if Guile support is linked in.

     # "signal SIGINT" could also switch the current thread.