diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp
index 81d4791eb6d..93490fce41e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.debuginfod/fetch_src_and_symbols.exp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ if { [catch {file copy -force ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} \
 }
 
 if { [gdb_compile "$sourcetmp" "$binfile" executable {debug}] != "" } {
-    fail "compile"
+    untested "failed to compile"
     return -1
 }