diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0a.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900d206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler-not turns off .ident  */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+int i;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "GCC: " } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0b.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0b.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e08126d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-0b.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler-not turns off .ident unless -fident in testcase */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-fident" } */
+int i;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "GCC: " { xfail *-*-* } } } */
+/* The testsuite saw scan-assembler-not and turned off .ident so the above
+ * has to fail for proper operation since the testsuite itself forced
+ * -fident on again.  */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1a.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..867ee43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler turns off .ident  */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+int i;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "GCC: " { xfail *-*-* } } } */
+/* The testsuite saw scan-assembler and turned off .ident so the above
+ * has to fail for proper operation.  */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2431086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-1b.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler turns off .ident unless -fident in testcase */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-fident" } */
+int i;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "GCC: " } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2a.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2a.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..131b867
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2a.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler-times turns off .ident  */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+int i;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "GCC: " 0 } } */ /* internal test, keep -times 0 ! */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a21e25f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/c-c++-common/ident-2b.c
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* PR testsuite/52665
+ * Make sure scan-assembler-times turns off .ident unless -fident in testcase */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "-fident" } */
+int ident;
+
+/* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "GCC: " 1 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/gcc-dg.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/gcc-dg.exp
index 7039140..081b1a8 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/gcc-dg.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/gcc-dg.exp
@@ -270,9 +270,11 @@ proc gcc-dg-test-1 { target_compile prog do_what extra_tool_flags } {
     foreach x [split $finalcode "\n"] {
 	set finalcmd [lindex $x 0]
 	if { [info procs ${finalcmd}_required_options] != "" } {
-	    set req [${finalcmd}_required_options]
-	    if { $req != "" && [lsearch -exact $extra_tool_flags $req] == -1 } {
-		lappend extra_tool_flags $req
+	    foreach req [${finalcmd}_required_options] {
+		if { $req != ""
+		     && [lsearch -exact $extra_tool_flags $req] == -1 } {
+		    lappend extra_tool_flags $req
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/scanasm.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/scanasm.exp
index 07b8f7d..a368474 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/scanasm.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/scanasm.exp
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ proc scan-ada-spec-not { args } {
 # Call pass if pattern is present given number of times, otherwise fail.
 proc scan-assembler-times { args } {
     if { [llength $args] < 2 } {
-	error "scan-assembler: too few arguments"
+	error "scan-assembler-times: too few arguments"
         return
     }
     if { [llength $args] > 3 } {
-	error "scan-assembler: too many arguments"
+	error "scan-assembler-times: too many arguments"
 	return
     }
     if { [llength $args] >= 3 } {
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
index ef5271a..d9ac988 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/lib/target-supports.exp
@@ -6910,6 +6910,12 @@ proc force_conventional_output_for { test } {
     }
     proc ${test}_required_options {} {
 	global gcc_force_conventional_output
+	upvar 1 extra_tool_flags extra_tool_flags
+	if {[regexp -- "^scan-assembler" [info level 0]]
+	    && ![string match "*-fident*" $extra_tool_flags]} {
+	    # Do not let .ident confuse assembler scan tests
+	    return [list $gcc_force_conventional_output "-fno-ident"]
+	}
 	return $gcc_force_conventional_output
     }
 }
