diff --git a/configs/raspberrypi_common_defconfig b/configs/raspberrypi_common_defconfig
index 123af14..e8fcc76 100644
--- a/configs/raspberrypi_common_defconfig
+++ b/configs/raspberrypi_common_defconfig
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_DTS_DIR="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_RPI_COMMON_PATH)/board/raspberry
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_OVERLAY_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_XZ=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_BOOTCODE_BIN=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_RPI_FIRMWARE_VARIANT_PI=y