diff --git a/gdb/gstack-1.in b/gdb/gstack-1.in
index 5e413290c9a..25339d9877d 100755
--- a/gdb/gstack-1.in
+++ b/gdb/gstack-1.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2024-2025 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
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 GDB=${GDB:-$(command -v gdb)}
 GDBARGS=${GDBARGS:-}
 AWK=${AWK:-}
-PKGVERSION=@PKGVERSION@
-VERSION=@VERSION@
+PKGVERSION="@PKGVERSION@"
+VERSION="@VERSION@"
 
 # Find an appropriate awk interpreter if one was not specified
 # via the environment.
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ EOF
 	  )
 
 # Run GDB and remove some unwanted noise.
-"$GDB" --quiet -nx --readnever $GDBARGS <<EOF |
+"$GDB" --quiet -nx $GDBARGS <<EOF |
 set width 0
 set height 0
 set pagination no
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gstack.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gstack.exp
index 8df36b1b3bc..89be67619bc 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gstack.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/gstack.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# Copyright (C) 2024-2025 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
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ if { ![gdb_assert { ![expr {$res < 0 || $res == ""}] } $test] } {
 set test "got backtrace"
 set saw_backtrace false
 set no_awk false
+set location_re ${srcfile}:${decimal}
+
 gdb_expect {
-    -i "$res" -re "#0 +(0x\[0-9a-f\]+ in )?main \(\).*\r\nGSTACK-END\r\n\$" {
+    -i "$res" -re "#0 +(0x\[0-9a-f\]+ in )?main \(\).*$location_re.*\r\nGSTACK-END\r\n\$" {
 	set saw_backtrace true
 	pass $test
 	exp_continue