diff --git a/lldb/source/Target/StopInfo.cpp b/lldb/source/Target/StopInfo.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/Target/StopInfo.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/Target/StopInfo.cpp
@@ -831,6 +831,11 @@
           = std::static_pointer_cast<StopInfoWatchpoint>(shared_from_this());
       ThreadPlanSP step_over_wp_sp(new ThreadPlanStepOverWatchpoint(
           *(thread_sp.get()), me_as_siwp_sp, wp_sp));
+      // When this plan is done we want to stop, so set this as a Controlling
+      // plan.    
+      step_over_wp_sp->SetIsControllingPlan(true);
+      step_over_wp_sp->SetOkayToDiscard(false);
+
       Status error;
       error = thread_sp->QueueThreadPlan(step_over_wp_sp, false);
       // If we couldn't push the thread plan, just stop here:
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/TestStepOverWatchpoint.py b/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/TestStepOverWatchpoint.py
--- a/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/TestStepOverWatchpoint.py
+++ b/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/TestStepOverWatchpoint.py
@@ -11,36 +11,11 @@
 class TestStepOverWatchpoint(TestBase):
     NO_DEBUG_INFO_TESTCASE = True
 
-    @expectedFailureAll(
-        oslist=["freebsd", "linux"],
-        archs=[
-            'aarch64',
-            'arm'],
-        bugnumber="llvm.org/pr26031")
-    # Read-write watchpoints not supported on SystemZ
-    @expectedFailureAll(archs=['s390x'])
-    @expectedFailureAll(
-        oslist=["ios", "watchos", "tvos", "bridgeos", "macosx"],
-        archs=['aarch64', 'arm'],
-        bugnumber="<rdar://problem/34027183>")
-    @add_test_categories(["basic_process"])
-    def test(self):
+    def get_to_start(self, bkpt_text):
         """Test stepping over watchpoints."""
         self.build()
-        target = self.createTestTarget()
-
-        lldbutil.run_break_set_by_symbol(self, 'main')
-
-        process = target.LaunchSimple(None, None,
-                                      self.get_process_working_directory())
-        self.assertTrue(process.IsValid(), PROCESS_IS_VALID)
-        self.assertState(process.GetState(), lldb.eStateStopped,
-                         PROCESS_STOPPED)
-
-        thread = lldbutil.get_stopped_thread(process,
-                                             lldb.eStopReasonBreakpoint)
-        self.assertTrue(thread.IsValid(), "Failed to get thread.")
-
+        target, process, thread, bkpt = lldbutil.run_to_source_breakpoint(self, bkpt_text,
+                                                                       lldb.SBFileSpec("main.c"))
         frame = thread.GetFrameAtIndex(0)
         self.assertTrue(frame.IsValid(), "Failed to get frame.")
 
@@ -55,14 +30,45 @@
         self.assertSuccess(error, "Error while setting watchpoint")
         self.assertTrue(read_watchpoint, "Failed to set read watchpoint.")
 
+        # Disable the breakpoint we hit so we don't muddy the waters with
+        # stepping off from the breakpoint:
+        bkpt.SetEnabled(False)
+        
+        return (target, process, thread, read_watchpoint)
+    
+    @expectedFailureAll(
+        oslist=["freebsd", "linux"],
+        archs=[
+            'aarch64',
+            'arm'],
+        bugnumber="llvm.org/pr26031")
+    # Read-write watchpoints not supported on SystemZ
+    @expectedFailureAll(archs=['s390x'])
+    @add_test_categories(["basic_process"])
+    def test_step_over(self):
+        target, process, thread, wp = self.get_to_start("Set a breakpoint here")
+    
         thread.StepOver()
         self.assertStopReason(thread.GetStopReason(), lldb.eStopReasonWatchpoint,
                         STOPPED_DUE_TO_WATCHPOINT)
         self.assertEquals(thread.GetStopDescription(20), 'watchpoint 1')
 
-        process.Continue()
-        self.assertState(process.GetState(), lldb.eStateStopped,
-                         PROCESS_STOPPED)
+    @expectedFailureAll(
+        oslist=["freebsd", "linux"],
+        archs=[
+            'aarch64',
+            'arm'],
+        bugnumber="llvm.org/pr26031")
+    # Read-write watchpoints not supported on SystemZ
+    @expectedFailureAll(archs=['s390x'])
+    @expectedFailureAll(
+        oslist=["ios", "watchos", "tvos", "bridgeos", "macosx"],
+        archs=['aarch64', 'arm'],
+        bugnumber="<rdar://problem/34027183>")
+    @add_test_categories(["basic_process"])
+    def test_step_instruction(self):
+        target, process, thread, wp = self.get_to_start("Set breakpoint after call")
+
         self.assertEquals(thread.GetStopDescription(20), 'step over')
 
         self.step_inst_for_watchpoint(1)
diff --git a/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/main.c b/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/main.c
--- a/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/main.c
+++ b/lldb/test/API/commands/watchpoints/step_over_watchpoint/main.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 }
 
 int main() {
-    watch_read();
-    g_temp = g_watch_me_read;
+    watch_read(); // Set a breakpoint here
+    g_temp = g_watch_me_read; // Set breakpoint after call
     watch_write();
     g_watch_me_write = g_temp;
     return 0;