diff --git a/lfs/gcc b/lfs/gcc
index 0c3a50ff0..00f64c699 100644
--- a/lfs/gcc
+++ b/lfs/gcc
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ endif
 ifeq "$(ROOT)" ""
 	ln -svf ../usr/bin/cpp /lib
 	ln -svf gcc /usr/bin/cc
+	# remove gdb python files from libdir
+	rm -rf /usr/lib/*-gdb.py
 else
 ifeq    "$(PASS)" "1"
 	ln -svf libgcc.a $$(/tools/bin/$(CROSSTARGET)-gcc -print-libgcc-file-name | sed 's/libgcc/&_eh/')