diff --git a/package/toolchain/Makefile b/package/toolchain/Makefile
index 7518e9d06cf01e962a620d68f9c793e99262048a..c194a34d034845d9dec6ee42b77312229cf92729 100644
--- a/package/toolchain/Makefile
+++ b/package/toolchain/Makefile
@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ define Package/libpthread/config
 endef
 
 
+define Package/libthread-db
+$(call Package/libc/Default)
+  TITLE:=POSIX thread library debugging support
+endef
+
 define Package/librt
 $(call Package/libc/Default)
   TITLE:=POSIX.1b RealTime extension library
@@ -445,6 +450,14 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN),)
 		$(1)/lib/
   endef
 
+  define Package/libthread-db/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib
+	$(CP) \
+		$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libthread_db.so.* \
+		$(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libthread_db-$(LIBC_SO_VERSION).so \
+		$(1)/lib/
+  endef
+
   define Package/libpthread/install_lib
 	$(if $(wildcard $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libpthread_so.a),$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libpthread_so.a $(1)/lib/libpthread_pic.a)
   endef
@@ -556,6 +569,7 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libgcc))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libssp))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libstdcpp))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libpthread))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,libthread-db))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,librt))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,libgfortran))
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,ldd))