diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/subst.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/subst.exp
index a827ad34556..e2ad21cf9e0 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/subst.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.base/subst.exp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ gdb_test_no_output "unset substitute-path" \
 
 gdb_test "unset substitute-path from" \
          "No substitution rule defined for `from'" \
-         "unset substitute-path from, no rule entered yet"
+         "unset substitute-path from, after unset substitute-path"
 
 gdb_test "unset substitute-path from to" \
          "Incorrect usage, too many arguments in command" \