diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/explicit.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/explicit.exp
index 637f476..e680a2e 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/explicit.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.linespec/explicit.exp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	    set tst "complete 'break -$abbrev'"
 	    send_gdb "break -${abbrev}\t"
 	    gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-		"break -$full " {
+		-re "break -$full " {
 		    send_gdb "\n"
 		    gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
 			-re "missing argument for \"-$full\".*$gdb_prompt " {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete unique function name"
 	send_gdb "break -function mai\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -function mai\\\x07n" {
+	    -re "break -function mai(\\\x07)?n" {
 		send_gdb "\n"
 		gdb_test "" ".*Breakpoint \[0-9\]+.*" $tst
 		gdb_test_no_output "delete \$bpnum" "delete $tst breakpoint"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete non-unique function name"
 	send_gdb "break -function myfunc\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -function myfunc\\\x07tion" {
+	    -re "break -function myfunc\\\x07tion" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
 		    -re "\\\x07\r\nmyfunction\[ \t\]+myfunction2\[ \t\]+myfunction3\[ \t\]+myfunction4\[ \t\]+\r\n$gdb_prompt " {
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete non-existant function name"
 	send_gdb "break -function foo\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -function foo\\\x07" {
+	    -re "break -function foo\\\x07" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
 		    -re "\\\x07\\\x07" {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete unique file name"
 	send_gdb "break -source 3ex\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -source 3explicit.c " {
+	    -re "break -source 3explicit.c " {
 		send_gdb "\n"
 		gdb_test "" \
 		    {Source filename requires function, label, or line offset.} $tst
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete non-unique file name"
 	send_gdb "break -source exp\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -source exp\\\x07licit" {
+	    -re "break -source exp\\\x07licit" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
 		    -re "\\\x07\r\nexplicit.c\[ \t\]+explicit2.c\[ \t\]+\r\n$gdb_prompt" {
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 		}
 	    }
 
-	    "break -source exp\\\x07l" {
+	    -re "break -source exp\\\x07l" {
 		# This pattern may occur when glibc debuginfo is installed.
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete non-existant file name"
 	send_gdb "break -source foo\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -source foo" {
+	    -re "break -source foo" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-		    "\\\x07\\\x07" {
+		    -re "\\\x07\\\x07" {
 			send_gdb "\n"
 			gdb_test "" \
 			    {Source filename requires function, label, or line offset.} \
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete filename and unique function name"
 	send_gdb "break -source explicit.c -function ma\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -source explicit.c -function main " {
+	    -re "break -source explicit.c -function main " {
 		send_gdb "\n"
 		gdb_test "" ".*Breakpoint .*" $tst
 		gdb_test_no_output "delete \$bpnum" "delete $tst breakpoint"
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete filename and non-unique function name"
 	send_gdb "break -so 3explicit.c -func myfunc\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -so 3explicit.c -func myfunc\\\x07tion" {
+	    -re "break -so 3explicit.c -func myfunc\\\x07tion" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
 		    -re "\\\x07\r\nmyfunction3\[ \t\]+myfunction4\[ \t\]+\r\n$gdb_prompt " {
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete filename and non-existant function name"
 	send_gdb "break -sou 3explicit.c -fun foo\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -sou 3explicit.c -fun foo\\\x07" {
+	    -re "break -sou 3explicit.c -fun foo\\\x07" {
 		send_gdb "\t\t"
 		gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-		    "\\\x07\\\x07" {
+		    -re "\\\x07\\\x07" {
 			send_gdb "\n"
 			gdb_test "" \
 			    {Function "foo" not defined in "3explicit.c".} $tst
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ namespace eval $testfile {
 	set tst "complete filename and function reversed"
 	send_gdb "break -func myfunction4 -source 3ex\t"
 	gdb_test_multiple "" $tst {
-	    "break -func myfunction4 -source 3explicit.c " {
+	    -re "break -func myfunction4 -source 3explicit.c " {
 		send_gdb "\n"
 		gdb_test "" "Breakpoint \[0-9\]+.*" $tst
 		gdb_test_no_output "delete \$bpnum" "delete $tst breakpoint"
