diff --git a/core/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend b/core/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
index 65d4cdf..189aff9 100644
--- a/core/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
+++ b/core/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb_%.bbappend
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdbserver ?= "gdb"
+
 PROVIDES += "${@'gdbserver' if '${PREFERRED_PROVIDER_gdbserver}' == '${PN}' else ''}"
 
 # Disable build of gdbserver if is provided by external-sourcery-toolchain