diff --git a/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/00-packages b/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/00-packages
index 0a82ab6..019eaaa 100644
--- a/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/00-packages
+++ b/stage2/01-sys-tweaks/00-packages
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 java-common
 ntp
 daemontools daemontools-run
-build-essential
+build-essential gdb
 busybox-syslogd
 ssh less fbset sudo psmisc strace ed ncdu crda
 console-setup keyboard-configuration debconf-utils parted unzip