diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/dwarf.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/dwarf.exp
index c694375b534..1a97f83f8e6 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/dwarf.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/dwarf.exp
@@ -2999,6 +2999,7 @@ namespace eval Dwarf {
     proc dummy_cu {} {
 	# Generate a CU with default options and empty body.
 	cu {label dummy_cu} {
+	  compile_unit {}
 	}
 
 	# Generate an .debug_aranges entry for the dummy CU.