diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/11/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/11/default.nix
index 1fb9f611a066..ad132f5bbf6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/11/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     #!${runtimeShell}
     export PYTHONPATH=${python38}/lib/python3.8
     export PYTHONHOME=${python38}/bin/python3.8
-    $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb-unwrapped
+    exec $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb-unwrapped "\$@"
     EOF
     chmod +x $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/12/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/12/default.nix
index 9e1f49219e0e..5fd186802c53 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/12/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-arm-embedded/12/default.nix
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     #!${runtimeShell}
     export PYTHONPATH=${python38}/lib/python3.8
     export PYTHONHOME=${python38}/bin/python3.8
-    $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb-unwrapped
+    exec $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb-unwrapped "\$@"
     EOF
     chmod +x $out/bin/arm-none-eabi-gdb
   '';