diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index d1aa2afcd7..7be53d9d2e 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_SIM
 	help
 	  This option enables the simulator support in the cross gdb.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_LZMA
+	bool "lzma support"
+	help
+	  This option enables lzma support in the cross gdb.
+
 choice
 	prompt "GDB debugger Version"
 	default BR2_GDB_VERSION_15
diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 425619165e..2c7c61a238 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -286,6 +286,14 @@ else
 HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --disable-sim
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB_LZMA),y)
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-lzma
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --with-liblzma-prefix=$(HOST_DIR)
+HOST_GDB_DEPENDENCIES += host-xz
+else
+HOST_GDB_CONF_OPTS += --without-lzma
+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.