diff --git a/tests/guest-debug/run-test.py b/tests/guest-debug/run-test.py
index a032e01f795da9d7e78dd7347dafdad0b77e3e43..b13b27d4b193139934f99ab162930be9af7896ce 100755
--- a/tests/guest-debug/run-test.py
+++ b/tests/guest-debug/run-test.py
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ def log(output, msg):
         gdb_cmd += " %s" % (args.gdb_args)
     # run quietly and ignore .gdbinit
     gdb_cmd += " -q -n -batch"
+    # disable pagination
+    gdb_cmd += " -ex 'set pagination off'"
     # disable prompts in case of crash
     gdb_cmd += " -ex 'set confirm off'"
     # connect to remote
diff --git a/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve-ioctl.py b/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve-ioctl.py
index b9ef169c1a0362e01da413a30c823fbf3caf6d81..ee8d467e59dcef1acfb283ad5f5e6cbf0b594a04 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve-ioctl.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve-ioctl.py
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except:
diff --git a/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve.py b/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve.py
index ef57c7412cd89a4b70241433eedbc155d013c955..afd8ece98dd463fc55fb127a21d874b4219d3187 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/aarch64/gdbstub/test-sve.py
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except:
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/memory.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/memory.py
index 67864ad9029be078f3cfe89eedf986ba593104de..dd25e722813885335ec0f07b8a62ba7a2c927738 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/memory.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/memory.py
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except (gdb.error):
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/sha1.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/sha1.py
index 423b720e6da8f842bffe6e48351277c596673a3e..416728415f9988e052155cc86ca4ca1d8dd05655 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/sha1.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/sha1.py
@@ -73,10 +73,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-    gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except (gdb.error):
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-proc-mappings.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-proc-mappings.py
index 5e3e5a2fb7830d7930ead3e0cb150d286f7e9435..04ec61d219732bca46b0342c901a2cd26f9cb52b 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-proc-mappings.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-proc-mappings.py
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ def main():
         exit(0)
 
     try:
-        # These are not very useful in scripts
-        gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-        gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
         # Run the actual tests
         run_test()
     except gdb.error:
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-qxfer-auxv-read.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-qxfer-auxv-read.py
index d91e8fdf19abd42537c3c5fc323e8f8033bcd0bd..926fa962b778c3b5b8ff4867ac4ff562272ab1f5 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-qxfer-auxv-read.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-qxfer-auxv-read.py
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-    gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except (gdb.error):
diff --git a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py
index 798d508bc70aeb7edc0ddf5e33ed230d454aa37b..e57d2a8db8b8eabf47f023f22360a7595eab66cd 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/multiarch/gdbstub/test-thread-breakpoint.py
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-    gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except (gdb.error):
diff --git a/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-signals-s390x.py b/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-signals-s390x.py
index 80a284b475186c8384189b93a9f12a0182c92b39..ca2bbc0b03e6ad72de3c31c51b4a5c7adbb0a8b3 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-signals-s390x.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-signals-s390x.py
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ def run_test():
     exit(0)
 
 try:
-    # These are not very useful in scripts
-    gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-    gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
     # Run the actual tests
     run_test()
 except (gdb.error):
diff --git a/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-svc.py b/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-svc.py
index 18fad3f163da150b28e3d451b7ee6558aaed2646..804705fede92ed2e50df20db1f066b7feddfc4ed 100644
--- a/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-svc.py
+++ b/tests/tcg/s390x/gdbstub/test-svc.py
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ def main():
         exit(0)
 
     try:
-        # These are not very useful in scripts
-        gdb.execute("set pagination off")
-        gdb.execute("set confirm off")
-
         # Run the actual tests
         run_test()
     except gdb.error: