diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
index 2b37b6b2211..fed3f4e2d1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ let {
     gawk
     gcc
     gcc34
+    gdb
     ghc
     ghostscript
     gnugrep