diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6 b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
--- a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv6
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 # For full debugger support use (turn off in stable branch):
 options 	DDB			# Support DDB
+options 	GDB			# Support remote GDB
 #options 	DEADLKRES		# Enable the deadlock resolver
 options 	INVARIANTS		# Enable calls of extra sanity checking
 options 	INVARIANT_SUPPORT	# Extra sanity checks of internal structures, required by INVARIANTS
diff --git a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv7 b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv7
--- a/sys/arm/conf/std.armv7
+++ b/sys/arm/conf/std.armv7
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 
 # For full debugger support use (turn off in stable branch):
 options 	DDB			# Support DDB
+options 	GDB			# Support remote GDB
 #options 	DEADLKRES		# Enable the deadlock resolver
 options 	INVARIANTS		# Enable calls of extra sanity checking
 options 	INVARIANT_SUPPORT	# Extra sanity checks of internal structures, required by INVARIANTS