diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index ec491f11dd1..3d928bb5e09 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-05-06  Sandra Loosemore  <sandra@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp: Add case for nios2.
+
 2013-05-06  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/solib-search-lib1.c: New file.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp
index 7d054e3f2f3..533812fb8b7 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.xml/tdesc-regs.exp
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ switch -glob -- [istarget] {
     "mips*-*-*" {
 	set core-regs {mips-cpu.xml mips-cp0.xml mips-fpu.xml mips-dsp.xml}
     }
+    "nios2-*-*" {
+	set core-regs {nios2-cpu.xml}
+    }
     "powerpc*-*-*" {
 	set regdir "rs6000/"
 	set core-regs {power-core.xml}