diff --git a/master.cfg b/master.cfg
index 4b83887..d029721 100644
--- a/master.cfg
+++ b/master.cfg
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ BuildBot halt on failure."""
     descriptionDone = r"tested GDB"
     def __init__ (self, extra_make_check_flags = [], test_env = {},
                   **kwargs):
-        Compile.__init__ (self, **kwargs)
+        ShellCommand.__init__ (self, **kwargs)
 
         self.workdir = WithProperties (r"%s/build/gdb/testsuite", r'builddir')
         self.command = ['make',