diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 22a79c2f88c..54a035c51bb 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-04-15  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+	* printcmd.c (print_variable_and_value): Use
+	common_val_print_checked.
+
 2021-04-15  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
 
 	* rust-exp.y (rust_parser::convert_ast_to_expression): Update.
diff --git a/gdb/printcmd.c b/gdb/printcmd.c
index c82f709136f..a4f62f207d0 100644
--- a/gdb/printcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/printcmd.c
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ print_variable_and_value (const char *name, struct symbol *var,
       val = read_var_value (var, NULL, frame);
       get_user_print_options (&opts);
       opts.deref_ref = 1;
-      common_val_print (val, stream, indent, &opts, current_language);
+      common_val_print_checked (val, stream, indent, &opts, current_language);
 
       /* common_val_print invalidates FRAME when a pretty printer calls inferior
 	 function.  */