diff --git a/_pytest/debugging.py b/_pytest/debugging.py
index e1f5c327a03..cb9f0ea865e 100644
--- a/_pytest/debugging.py
+++ b/_pytest/debugging.py
@@ -68,19 +68,22 @@ def do_continue(self, arg):
                         tw = _pytest.config.create_terminal_writer(cls._config)
                         tw.line()
                         tw.sep(">", "PDB continue (IO-capturing resumed)")
-                        self._pytest_capman.resumecapture()
+                        self._pytest_capman.resume_global_capture()
                     return ret
                 do_c = do_cont = do_continue
 
                 def setup(self, f, tb):
                     """Suspend on setup().
 
-                    Needed after continue resumed, and entering a breakpoint.
+                    Needed after do_continue resumed, and entering another
+                    breakpoint again.
                     Should get skipped on the first call probably."""
                     ret = super(PytestPdb, self).setup(f, tb)
                     if not ret:
+                        # pdb.setup() returns True if the command wants to exit
+                        # from the interaction: do not suspend capturing then.
                         if self._pytest_capman:
-                            self._pytest_capman.suspendcapture(in_=True)
+                            self._pytest_capman.suspend_global_capture(in_=True)
                     return ret
 
             _pdb = PytestPdb()