diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/paginate-bg-execution.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/paginate-bg-execution.exp
index f7437ac..7b96df7 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/paginate-bg-execution.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/paginate-bg-execution.exp
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ proc test_bg_execution_pagination_cancel { how } {
 	    -re "Quit\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
 		pass $test
 	    }
+	    # This variant can show up e.g. in remote testing via ssh -T,
+	    # so that GDB has no terminal.
+	    -re "Quit (expect signal SIGINT when the program is resumed)\r\n$gdb_prompt $" {
+		pass $test
+	    }
 	}
 
 	gdb_test "p 1" " = 1" "GDB accepts further input"
@@ -114,5 +119,7 @@ proc test_bg_execution_pagination_cancel { how } {
 }
 
 test_bg_execution_pagination_return
-test_bg_execution_pagination_cancel "ctrl-c"
+if ![target_info exists gdb,nointerrupts] {
+    test_bg_execution_pagination_cancel "ctrl-c"
+}
 test_bg_execution_pagination_cancel "quit"