diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_6_6/MIBreakpointsTest_6_6.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_6_6/MIBreakpointsTest_6_6.java
index fb510d72781..10ae21639c1 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_6_6/MIBreakpointsTest_6_6.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_6_6/MIBreakpointsTest_6_6.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.tests.tests_6_6;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.framework.BackgroundRunner;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.tests.ITestConstants;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb.tests.MIBreakpointsTest;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
 @RunWith(BackgroundRunner.class)
@@ -21,4 +23,14 @@ public class MIBreakpointsTest_6_6 extends MIBreakpointsTest {
 	protected void setGdbVersion() {
 		setGdbProgramNamesLaunchAttributes(ITestConstants.SUFFIX_GDB_6_6);		
 	}
+	
+	// Currently, this test uses breakpoint synchronization with
+	// the gdb console which is only available with GDB 7.4
+	// So we mark it with @Ignore
+	@Override
+	@Ignore
+	@Test
+	public void updateBreakpoint_AfterRestart() throws Throwable {
+		super.updateBreakpoint_AfterRestart();
+	}
 }
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_7_4/MIBreakpointsTest_7_4.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_7_4/MIBreakpointsTest_7_4.java
index c9fb9d43bbf..f417b937867 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_7_4/MIBreakpointsTest_7_4.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.tests.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/tests/dsf/gdb/tests/tests_7_4/MIBreakpointsTest_7_4.java
@@ -60,4 +60,16 @@ public class MIBreakpointsTest_7_4 extends MIBreakpointsTest_7_3 {
 		assertTrue("Breakpoint should be pending", bpData.isPending());
 		assertTrue("Breakpoint mismatch should be enabled", bpData.isEnabled());
 	}
+	
+	// Re-enabled this test since it needs breakpoint synchronization
+	// with the gdb console, which is available starting with GDB 7.4
+	// We still leave the test in the base class MIBreakpointsTest because
+	// the test could be written differently and made to work for older
+	// gdb versions
+	@Override
+	@Test
+	public void updateBreakpoint_AfterRestart() throws Throwable {
+		super.updateBreakpoint_AfterRestart();
+	}
+
 }