diff --git a/tests/assert-msg-test.gdb b/tests/assert-msg-test.gdb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a22981a11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/assert-msg-test.gdb
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+run
+set print elements 0
+print (char*) __glib_assert_msg
diff --git a/tests/run-assert-msg-test.sh b/tests/run-assert-msg-test.sh
index 338a14f5f..5f73d0105 100755
--- a/tests/run-assert-msg-test.sh
+++ b/tests/run-assert-msg-test.sh
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ if ! type gdb >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi
 
 echo_v "Running gdb on assert-msg-test"
-OUT=$((echo run; echo "set print elements 0"; echo "print (char*) __glib_assert_msg") | $LIBTOOL --mode=execute gdb --batch -x /dev/stdin assert-msg-test 2> $error_out) || fail "failed to run gdb"
+OUT=$($LIBTOOL --mode=execute gdb --batch -x assert-msg-test.gdb assert-msg-test 2> $error_out) || fail "failed to run gdb"
 
 echo_v "Checking if assert message is in __glib_assert_msg"
 if ! echo "$OUT" | grep -q '^$1.*"ERROR:.*assert-msg-test.c:.*:.*main.*: assertion failed: (42 < 0)"'; then
+  echo "got: $OUT"
   fail "__glib_assert_msg does not have assertion message"
 fi