diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in b/package/gdb/Config.in
index 48ec3e0202..b1aa5e47d9 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_TUI
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_PYTHON
 	bool "Python support"
-	# Only Python 2.x is supported by gdb for now
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON
+	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON || BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3
 	help
 	  This option enables Python support in the target gdb.
 
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index e35ece0153..b0d0b5fb19 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -194,11 +194,18 @@ GDB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tui
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_PYTHON),y)
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3),y)
+# CONF_ENV: for top-level configure; MAKE_ENV: for sub-projects' configure.
+GDB_CONF_ENV += BR_PYTHON_VERSION=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
+GDB_MAKE_ENV += BR_PYTHON_VERSION=$(PYTHON3_VERSION_MAJOR)
+GDB_DEPENDENCIES += python3
+else
 # CONF_ENV: for top-level configure; MAKE_ENV: for sub-projects' configure.
 GDB_CONF_ENV += BR_PYTHON_VERSION=$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
 GDB_MAKE_ENV += BR_PYTHON_VERSION=$(PYTHON_VERSION_MAJOR)
-GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(TOPDIR)/package/gdb/gdb-python-config
 GDB_DEPENDENCIES += python
+endif
+GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-python=$(TOPDIR)/package/gdb/gdb-python-config
 else
 GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-python
 endif