diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/pointers.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/pointers.exp
index 8a26c548515..bca8377637b 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/pointers.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/pointers.exp
@@ -145,18 +145,20 @@ gdb_test "print v_int_pointer < v_int_pointer2" " = $true" \
 gdb_test "print v_int_pointer > v_int_pointer2" " = $false" \
     "pointer1>pointer2"
 
-gdb_test_no_output "set variable y = *v_int_pointer++" \
-    "set y = *v_int_pointer++"
-gdb_test "print y" " = 6" "pointer assignment"
-gdb_test "print *v_int_pointer" " = 18" "and post-increment"
+with_test_prefix "post-increment" {
+    gdb_test_no_output "set variable y = *v_int_pointer++" \
+	"set y = *v_int_pointer++"
+    gdb_test "print y" " = 6" "pointer assignment"
+    gdb_test "print *v_int_pointer" " = 18" "and post-increment"
+}
 
 
-
-gdb_test_no_output "set variable y = *--v_int_pointer2" \
-    "set y = *--v_int_pointer2"
-gdb_test "print y" " = 6" "pointer assignment"
-gdb_test "print *v_int_pointer2" " = 6" "and pre-decrement"
-
+with_test_prefix "pre-decrement" {
+    gdb_test_no_output "set variable y = *--v_int_pointer2" \
+	"set y = *--v_int_pointer2"
+    gdb_test "print y" " = 6" "pointer assignment"
+    gdb_test "print *v_int_pointer2" " = 6" "and pre-decrement"
+}
 
 
 gdb_test_no_output "set variable y =v_int_pointer-v_int_pointer2" \