diff --git a/package/gdb/Makefile b/package/gdb/Makefile
index 879ba3d1c8..cf0b9ea253 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Makefile
+++ b/package/gdb/Makefile
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ endef
 define Package/gdbserver/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/gdbserver $(1)/usr/bin/
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_USE_EGLIBC),)
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(TOOLCHAIN_DIR)/lib/libthread_db* $(1)/usr/lib
+endif
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,gdb))