diff --git a/meta-xilinx/meta-microblaze/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc b/meta-xilinx/meta-microblaze/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb.inc
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+require gdb-common.inc
+
+inherit gettext
+
+#LDFLAGS_append = " -s"
+#export CFLAGS_append=" -L${STAGING_LIBDIR}"
+
+# cross-canadian must not see this
+PACKAGES =+ "gdbserver"
+FILES_gdbserver = "${bindir}/gdbserver"
+
+ALLOW_EMPTY_gdbserver_riscv64 = "1"
+ALLOW_EMPTY_gdbserver_riscv32 = "1"
+