diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 398ef7bbe8..5f4a7534f2 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ define GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 	tar xf $(BR2_XTENSA_OVERLAY_DIR)/xtensa_$(XTENSA_CORE_NAME).tar \
 		-C $(@D) --strip-components=1 gdb
 endef
+GDB_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 HOST_GDB_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 endif