diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.c b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.c
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/* Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GDB.
+
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+main (int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  printf ("Hello, World.\n");
+  abort ();
+}
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.exp
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+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/set-solib-absolute-prefix.exp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+set testfile "set-solib-absolute-prefix"
+set srcfile ${testfile}.c
+
+# It is necessary to verify if the binary is 32-bit, so that the system
+# call `__kernel_vsyscall' originates from vDSO.
+
+if { ![is_ilp32_target] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { [prepare_for_testing $testfile.exp $testfile $srcfile] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+if { ![runto_main] } {
+    return -1
+}
+
+gdb_test "continue" "Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted.*" \
+    "continue until abort"
+gdb_test "set solib-absolute-prefix /BOGUS_DIRECT" \
+    ".*warning: Unable to find dynamic linker breakpoint function.*" \
+    "set solib-absolute-prefix"
+gdb_test "bt" "__kernel_vsyscall.*" "backtrace with __kernel_vsyscall"