diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 0a1949bc345..d92f75ea6eb 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-03-12  Ulrich Weigand  <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/solib-weak.exp: Allow "." prefix for ppc64.
+
 2011-03-10  Phil Muldoon  <pmuldoon@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdb.python/py-parameter.exp: Update tests to the new Python
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-weak.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-weak.exp
index 696ead608fb..1f23aa28948 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-weak.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/solib-weak.exp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ proc do_test { lib1opts lib2opts lib1first } {
 	setup_kfail gdb/1824 *-*-*
     }
 
-    gdb_test "continue" "Breakpoint .* bar .*${expected_file}\\..*" \
+    gdb_test "continue" "Breakpoint .* \\.?bar .*${expected_file}\\..*" \
 	"run to breakpoint - $testopts"
 }