diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index fd78401774b..45040960d0f 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-06-07  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
+
+	* gdb.base/continue-all-already-running.exp: Call fail if can't
+	run to main.
+
 2021-06-07  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
 	PR gdb/27847
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/continue-all-already-running.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/continue-all-already-running.exp
index 23cd9920bc7..de84897c766 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/continue-all-already-running.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/continue-all-already-running.exp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ save_vars { GDBFLAGS } {
 }
 
 if ![runto_main] {
+    fail "can't run to main"
     return
 }