diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index e14b6540a4f..cf69cce6044 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2016-03-02  Bernhard Heckel  <bernhard.heckel@intel.com>
+
+	* gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc: Insert dummy assignment as anchor for an breakpoint.
+
 2016-03-02  Bernhard Heckel  <bernhard.heckel@intel.com>
 
 	* gdb.mi/vla.f90: Nullify pointer after declaration.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
index 1eb80f262ff..a1fd510e309 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/vla-cxx.cc
@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     vla[i] = 5 + 2 * i;
 
   // vlas_filled
+  vla[0] = 2 * vla[0];
   return vla[2];
 }