diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 1231a24b8c..9e98d0c7bd 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-06-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* binutils-all/ar.exp: Skip tests involving bfdtest1 and bfdtest2
+	if these executables are not present.
+
 2014-04-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* binutils-all/debug_str.s: New test.
diff --git a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp
index cbfb39e401..21b7a69595 100644
--- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp
+++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp
@@ -557,16 +557,24 @@ proc move_an_element { } {
 
 # Run the tests.
 
-set bfdtests [list bfdtest1 bfdtest2]
+# Only run the bfdtest checks if the programs exist.  Since these
+# programs are built but not installed, running the testsuite on an
+# installed toolchain will produce ERRORs about missing bfdtest1 and
+# bfdtest2 executables.
+if { [file exists $base_dir/bfdtest1] && [file exists $base_dir/bfdtest2] } {
+    set bfdtests [list bfdtest1 bfdtest2]
+
+    long_filenames $bfdtests
+    thin_archive $bfdtests
+    thin_archive_with_nested $bfdtests
+}
 
-long_filenames $bfdtests
 symbol_table
-thin_archive $bfdtests
-thin_archive_with_nested $bfdtests
 argument_parsing
 deterministic_archive
 delete_an_element
 move_an_element
+
 if { [is_elf_format]
      && ![istarget "*-*-hpux*"]
      && ![istarget "msp*-*-*"] } {