diff --git a/package/devel/gdb/Makefile b/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
index ffbc9199b1..23039910ce 100644
--- a/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gdb
 PKG_VERSION:=7.12.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/gdb
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--with-system-readline \
 	--without-expat \
 	--without-lzma \
+	--disable-sim \
 	--disable-werror
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \