diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 86f2130c269..6b520e1f118 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2019-11-28  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
+
+	* lib/gdb.exp (skip_btrace_tests): Return 1 if the test fails to
+	compile.
+	(skip_btrace_pt_tests): Likewise.
+
 2019-11-27  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>
 
 	* gdb.fortran/info-modules.exp: Compile source files in correct
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index 828c91dd9e9..4682f5d2f8f 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -2942,7 +2942,7 @@ gdb_caching_proc skip_btrace_tests {
     # Compile a test program.
     set src { int main() { return 0; } }
     if {![gdb_simple_compile $me $src executable]} {
-        return 0
+        return 1
     }
 
     # No error message, compilation succeeded so now run it via gdb.
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ gdb_caching_proc skip_btrace_pt_tests {
     # Compile a test program.
     set src { int main() { return 0; } }
     if {![gdb_simple_compile $me $src executable]} {
-        return 0
+        return 1
     }
 
     # No error message, compilation succeeded so now run it via gdb.