diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
index 5bb5bc0652fe..91947a024d7d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--disable-shared" "--enable-static"
     "--with-system-zlib"
     "--with-system-readline"
+    "--disable-sim"
 
     "--with-gmp=${gmp.dev}"
     "--with-mpfr=${mpfr.dev}"