diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
index b6178626fbd..39a6c983917 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ SUBDIR=		libiberty libbfd libopcodes libbinutils \
 		addr2line ar as gasp ld nm objcopy objdump ranlib readelf \
 		size strings strip doc
 
+NO_GDB=yes
 TARGET_ARCH?=	${MACHINE_ARCH}
 .if (${TARGET_ARCH} == "alpha" \
   || ${TARGET_ARCH} == "i386" \