Index: test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiGdbSetShowPrint.py
===================================================================
--- test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiGdbSetShowPrint.py
+++ test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/TestMiGdbSetShowPrint.py
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@
         self.runCmd("-var-create var2 * complx_array")
         self.expect("\^done,name=\"var2\",numchild=\"2\",value=\"\[2\]\",type=\"complex_type \[2\]\",thread-id=\"1\",has_more=\"0\"")
 
+        # Test that a struct with a char first element is not formatted as a string
+        self.runCmd("-var-create - * ps")
+        self.expect("\^done,name=\"var\d+\",numchild=\"2\",value=\"0x[0-9a-f]+\",type=\"not_str \*\",thread-id=\"1\",has_more=\"0\"")
+        
         # Test that -gdb-set can set print expand-aggregates flag
         self.runCmd("-gdb-set print expand-aggregates on")
         self.expect("\^done")
Index: test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/main.cpp
===================================================================
--- test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/main.cpp
+++ test/tools/lldb-mi/variable/main.cpp
@@ -67,11 +67,20 @@
     // BP_gdb_set_show_print_char_array_as_string_test
 }
 
+struct not_str
+{
+    char c;
+    int f;
+    not_str(char _c, int _f) : c(_c), f(_f)
+    {}
+};
+
 void
 gdb_set_show_print_expand_aggregates(void)
 {
     complex_type complx = { 3, { 3L }, &complx };
     complex_type complx_array[2] = { { 4, { 4L }, &complx_array[1] }, { 5, { 5 }, &complx_array[0] } };
+    not_str* ps = new not_str('a', 0);
 
     // BP_gdb_set_show_print_expand_aggregates
 }
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.h
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.h
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.h
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
     CMIUtilString GetSimpleValueCStringPointer(void) const;
     CMIUtilString GetSimpleValueCStringArray(void) const;
     bool GetCompositeValue(const bool vbPrintFieldNames, CMICmnMIValueTuple &vwrMiValueTuple, const MIuint vnDepth = 1) const;
-
+    static bool IsCharBasicType(lldb::BasicType eType);
+    
     // Attributes:
   private:
     lldb::SBValue &m_rValue;
Index: tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.cpp
===================================================================
--- tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.cpp
+++ tools/lldb-mi/MICmnLLDBUtilSBValue.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@
     }
     else if (IsPointerType())
     {
-        if (m_bHandleCharType && IsFirstChildCharType())
+        const lldb::BasicType eType = m_rValue.GetType().GetPointeeType().GetBasicType();
+
+        if (m_bHandleCharType && IsCharBasicType(eType))
         {
             vwrValue = GetSimpleValueCStringPointer();
             return MIstatus::success;
@@ -358,17 +360,15 @@
 }
 
 //++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Details: Retrieve the flag stating whether this value object is a char type or some
-//          other type. Char type can be signed or unsigned.
+// Details: Check that basic type is a char type. Char type can be signed or unsigned.
 // Type:    Method.
-// Args:    None.
+// Args:    eType   - type to check
 // Return:  bool    - True = Yes is a char type, false = some other type.
 // Throws:  None.
 //--
 bool
-CMICmnLLDBUtilSBValue::IsCharType(void) const
+CMICmnLLDBUtilSBValue::IsCharBasicType(lldb::BasicType eType)
 {
-    const lldb::BasicType eType = m_rValue.GetType().GetBasicType();
     switch (eType)
     {
         case lldb::eBasicTypeChar:
@@ -383,6 +383,22 @@
 }
 
 //++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Details: Retrieve the flag stating whether this value object is a char type or some
+//          other type. Char type can be signed or unsigned.
+// Type:    Method.
+// Args:    None.
+// Return:  bool    - True = Yes is a char type, false = some other type.
+// Throws:  None.
+//--
+bool
+CMICmnLLDBUtilSBValue::IsCharType(void) const
+{
+    const lldb::BasicType eType = m_rValue.GetType().GetBasicType();
+    return IsCharBasicType(eType);
+}
+
+
+//++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Details: Retrieve the flag stating whether first child value object of *this object is
 //          a char type or some other type. Returns false if there are not children. Char
 //          type can be signed or unsigned.