diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index 70682e7fbb7..80c9d291142 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -4,12 +4,4 @@ SUBDIR=		libiberty libbfd libopcodes libbinutils \
 		addr2line ar as ld nm objcopy objdump ranlib readelf \
 		size strings strip doc
 
-NO_GDB=	yes
-TARGET_ARCH?=	${MACHINE_ARCH}
-.if (${TARGET_ARCH} == "alpha" \
-  || ${TARGET_ARCH} == "i386" ) \
-    && !defined(NO_GDB)
-SUBDIR+=	gdb gdbreplay
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.subdir.mk>