diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index d653aac5ef..1c0998304a 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