diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 91ab0da1f25..79e57fcd8bb 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2018-09-04  Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp: Use gdb_test_multiple and expect
+	'eof' before 'wait -i'.  Use remote_close and clear_gdb_spawn_id.
+
 2018-08-31  Tom Tromey  <tom@tromey.com>
 
 	* gdb.rust/simple.rs: Rename second variable "v".
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp
index bee4d724e6d..3b5de5927c5 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/batch-exit-status.exp
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ proc _test_exit_status {expect_status cmdline_opts} {
 	return
     }
 
-    set result [wait -i $gdb_spawn_id]
-    verbose $result
-    gdb_assert { [lindex $result 2] == 0 }
-    set actual_status [lindex $result 3]
-    gdb_assert { $actual_status == $expect_status }
+    gdb_test_multiple "" "run til exit" {
+	eof {
+	    set result [wait -i $gdb_spawn_id]
+	    verbose $result
+
+	    gdb_assert { [lindex $result 2] == 0 }
+	    gdb_assert { [lindex $result 3] == $expect_status }
+
+	    remote_close host
+	    clear_gdb_spawn_id
+	}
+    }
 }
 
 proc test_exit_status {expect_status cmdline_opts} {