diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in b/package/gdb/Config.in
index 262740fc4c..246748131e 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GDB
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_4_8
 	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	# no gdbserver on riscv
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER if BR2_riscv
 	# When the external toolchain gdbserver is copied to the
 	# target, we don't allow building a separate gdbserver. The
 	# one from the external toolchain should be used.
@@ -47,7 +45,6 @@ if BR2_PACKAGE_GDB
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_SERVER
 	bool "gdbserver"
 	depends on !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_GDB_SERVER_COPY
-	depends on !BR2_riscv
 	help
 	  Build the gdbserver stub to run on the target.
 	  A full gdb is needed to debug the progam.
diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index 0f0933aed8..2e0cdee266 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_ARCH_SUPPORTS
 	depends on !((BR2_arm || BR2_armeb) && BR2_BINFMT_FLAT)
 	depends on !BR2_microblaze
 	depends on !BR2_or1k
-	depends on !BR2_riscv
 	depends on !BR2_nds32
 
 comment "Host GDB Options"