diff --git a/tests/tcg/xtensa/Makefile b/tests/tcg/xtensa/Makefile
index 7e1e619d23..0ff0ccfb8c 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/xtensa/Makefile
+++ b/tests/tcg/xtensa/Makefile
@@ -72,5 +72,8 @@ run-test_fail.tst: test_fail.tst
 debug-%.tst: %.tst
 	$(SIM) $(SIMDEBUG) $(SIMFLAGS) ./$<
 
+host-debug-%.tst: %.tst
+	gdb --args $(SIM) $(SIMFLAGS) ./$<
+
 clean:
 	$(RM) -fr $(TESTCASES) $(CRT)
diff --git a/tests/tcg/xtensa/macros.inc b/tests/tcg/xtensa/macros.inc
index 2d4515e14f..23bf3e96c8 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/xtensa/macros.inc
+++ b/tests/tcg/xtensa/macros.inc
@@ -29,7 +29,24 @@ main:
     exit
 .endm
 
+.macro print text
+.data
+97: .ascii "\text\n"
+98:
+    .align 4
+.text
+    movi    a2, 4
+    movi    a3, 2
+    movi    a4, 97b
+    movi    a5, 98b
+    sub     a5, a5, a4
+    simcall
+.endm
+
 .macro test name
+    //print test_\name
+test_\name:
+.global test_\name
 .endm
 
 .macro test_end