diff --git a/libcxx/test/pretty_printers/gdb_pretty_printer_test.sh.cpp b/libcxx/test/pretty_printers/gdb_pretty_printer_test.sh.cpp
--- a/libcxx/test/pretty_printers/gdb_pretty_printer_test.sh.cpp
+++ b/libcxx/test/pretty_printers/gdb_pretty_printer_test.sh.cpp
@@ -383,6 +383,10 @@
   ComparePrettyPrintToChars(prime_pairs,
       "std::set with 2 elements = {"
       "{first = 3, second = 5}, {first = 5, second = 7}}");
+
+  using using_set = std::set<int>;
+  using_set other{1, 2, 3};
+  ComparePrettyPrintToChars(other, "std::set with 3 elements = {1, 2, 3}");
 }
 
 void stack_test() {
diff --git a/libcxx/utils/gdb/libcxx/printers.py b/libcxx/utils/gdb/libcxx/printers.py
--- a/libcxx/utils/gdb/libcxx/printers.py
+++ b/libcxx/utils/gdb/libcxx/printers.py
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 
     def _init_cast_type(self, val_type):
         map_it_type = gdb.lookup_type(
-            str(val_type) + "::iterator").strip_typedefs()
+            str(val_type.strip_typedefs()) + "::iterator").strip_typedefs()
         tree_it_type = map_it_type.template_argument(0)
         node_ptr_type = tree_it_type.template_argument(1)
         return node_ptr_type
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@
 
     def _init_cast_type(self, val_type):
         set_it_type = gdb.lookup_type(
-            str(val_type) + "::iterator").strip_typedefs()
+            str(val_type.strip_typedefs()) + "::iterator").strip_typedefs()
         node_ptr_type = set_it_type.template_argument(1)
         return node_ptr_type