diff --git a/package/gdb/Config.in.host b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
index e8402b7e58..7f9df3a5bd 100644
--- a/package/gdb/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/gdb/Config.in.host
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ config BR2_GDB_VERSION
 	default "arc-2014.08-gdb" if BR2_arc
 	default "6be65fb56ea6694a9260733a536a023a1e2d4d57" if BR2_microblaze
 	default "7.7.1"    if BR2_GDB_VERSION_7_7 || !BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_GDB
-	default "7.8.1"	   if BR2_GDB_VERSION_7_8
+	default "7.8.2"	   if BR2_GDB_VERSION_7_8