diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index cb51bcbe124..693fc150f79 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-02-26  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+	* gdb.python/py-value.exp (test_value_from_buffer): Check for
+	ValueError, not TypeError.
+
 2019-02-26  Kevin Buettner  <kevinb@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.python/py-value.exp (test_value_from_buffer): New proc with
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
index d42aff90f3b..b3d90b52272 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.python/py-value.exp
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ proc test_value_from_buffer {} {
   gdb_test "python v=gdb.Value(b\[2*size_a0:\],tp); print(v)" "3" \
            "convert 3rd elem of buffer to value"
   gdb_test "python v=gdb.Value(b\[2*size_a0+1:\],tp); print(v)" \
-           "TypeError: Size of type is larger than that of buffer object\..*" \
+           "ValueError: Size of type is larger than that of buffer object\..*" \
 	   "attempt to convert smaller buffer than size of type"
   gdb_py_test_silent_cmd "python atp=tp.array(2) ; print(atp)" \
                          "make array type" 0