diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 61a37abb109..b976a54cc51 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2020-08-24  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@polymtl.ca>
+
+	* lib/gdb.exp (runto): Always emit fail on internal error.
+
 2020-08-24  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/gdb-sigterm.exp (do_test): Update expected regexp.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
index 5bdeed70f30..8ff2025b6af 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/gdb.exp
@@ -652,9 +652,9 @@ proc runto { function args } {
 	    return 0
 	}
 	-re ".*A problem internal to GDB has been detected" {
-	    if { $print_fail } {
-		fail "$test_name (GDB internal error)"
-	    }
+	    # Always emit a FAIL if we encounter an internal error: internal
+	    # errors are never expected.
+	    fail "$test_name (GDB internal error)"
 	    gdb_internal_error_resync
 	    return 0
 	}