diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index d653aac5efc927f6cd1c98beaec4736baceb62a4..1c0998304ab6b0a7e775c4e96287e00af006d205 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ config GDB
 	bool
 	depends !avr32
 	prompt "Build gdb" if TOOLCHAINOPTS
-	default n
+	default y
 	help
 		Enable if you want to build the gdb