Index: sys/gdb/gdb_packet.c
===================================================================
--- sys/gdb/gdb_packet.c
+++ sys/gdb/gdb_packet.c
@@ -315,24 +315,19 @@
 					runlen--;
 				}
 			}
-			if (runlen == 1) {
+			/* Don't emit '$', '#', '+', '-' or a run length below 3. */
+			if (runlen == 2 || runlen == 7) {
 				gdb_cur->gdb_putc(c);
 				cksum += c;
 				runlen--;
 			}
-			if (runlen == 0)
-				continue;
-			/* Don't emit '$', '#', '+' or '-'. */
-			if (runlen == 7) {
-				gdb_cur->gdb_putc(c);
-				cksum += c;
-				runlen--;
-			}
-			if (runlen == 6 || runlen == 14 || runlen == 16) {
+			if (runlen == 1 || runlen == 6 || runlen == 14 || runlen == 16) {
 				gdb_cur->gdb_putc(c);
 				cksum += c;
 				runlen--;
 			}
+			if (runlen == 0)
+				continue;
 			gdb_cur->gdb_putc('*');
 			cksum += '*';
 			gdb_cur->gdb_putc(runlen+29);