diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index ee9fdec..ab91cc5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -3997,10 +3997,17 @@ proc build_executable_from_specs {testname executable options args} {
         lappend objects "${binfile}${i}.o"
 	incr i
     }
-    
-    if  { [gdb_compile $objects "${binfile}" executable $options] != "" } {
-        untested $testname
-        return -1
+
+    if { [lsearch -exact $options "with_pthreads"] >= 0 } {    
+        if  { [gdb_compile_pthreads $objects "${binfile}" executable $options] != "" } {
+            untested $testname
+            return -1
+        }
+    } else {
+        if  { [gdb_compile $objects "${binfile}" executable $options] != "" } {
+            untested $testname
+            return -1
+        }
     }
 
     set info_options ""