diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 8145c64dd8..f3981c1300 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-09-25  Richard Earnshaw  <rearnsha@arm.com>
+
+	* lib/java.exp (java_init): Import target_alias before using it.
+
 2003-09-25  David Carlton  <carlton@kealia.com>
 
 	* gdb.base/corefile.exp: Delete obsolete setup_xfail.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/lib/java.exp b/gdb/testsuite/lib/java.exp
index bcfd27c9ce..5c1432fcd3 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/lib/java.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/lib/java.exp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ proc java_init { args } {
 		set GCJ_UNDER_TEST $env(GCJ)
 	    } else {
 		global tool_root_dir
+		global target_alias
 		
 		if ![is_remote host] {
 		    set file [lookfor_file $tool_root_dir gcj];