diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-ref-missing-frame.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-ref-missing-frame.exp
index e8d7c0ff280..d4734f27bff 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-ref-missing-frame.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-ref-missing-frame.exp
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ lassign [function_range func_loopfb \
 
 set flags \
     [list \
-         "debug" \
          "additional_flags=\"-DFUNC_NOFB_START=$func_nofb_start\"" \
          "additional_flags=\"-DFUNC_NOFB_END=$func_nofb_start + $func_nofb_len\"" \
          "additional_flags=\"-DFUNC_LOOPFB_START=$func_loopfb_start\"" \
          "additional_flags=\"-DFUNC_LOOPFB_END=$func_loopfb_start + $func_loopfb_len\""]
 set executable ${testfile}
 
-if {[prepare_for_testing "failed to prepare" $testfile \
-         [list $srcfile3 $srcfile $srcfile2] $flags] == -1} {
+if { [prepare_for_testing_full "failed to prepare" \
+	  [list $testfile {} \
+	       $srcfile [concat $flags {nodebug}]  \
+	       $srcfile2 {nodebug} \
+	       $srcfile3 {debug}]] == -1 } {
     return -1
 }