diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index 823c2e9966..61fe32d8ff 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_LZMA
 	help
 	  This option enables lzma support in the cross gdb.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_XXHASH
+	bool "xxhash support"
+	help
+	  This option enables xxhash support in the cross gdb.
+
 choice
 	prompt "GDB debugger Version"
 	default BR2_GDB_VERSION_16
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index ebb80072cf..cfec0585da 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ else
 GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-expat
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XXHASH),y)
+GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-xxhash
+GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-xxhash-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+GDB_DEPENDENCIES += xxhash
+else
+GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-xxhash
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XZ),y)
 GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-lzma
 GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-liblzma-prefix=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
@@ -301,6 +309,14 @@ else
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-lzma
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_XXHASH),y)
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-xxhash
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-xxhash-prefix=$(HOST_DIR)
+HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-xxhash
+else
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-xxhash
+endif
+
 # Since gdb 9, in-tree builds for GDB are not allowed anymore,
 # so we create a 'build' subdirectory in the gdb sources, and
 # build from there.