diff --git a/package/devel/gdb/Makefile b/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
index fd5ac7eb67..a2abf29f86 100644
--- a/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/gdb/Makefile
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ endef
 define Package/gdbserver
 $(call Package/gdb/Default)
   TITLE:=Remote server for GNU Debugger
+  DEPENDS=@!arc
 endef
 
 define Package/gdbserver/description