diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
index d9b56428f5cc..6b5c2ba42f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--with-auto-load-safe-path=${builtins.concatStringsSep ":" safePaths}"
   ] ++ lib.optional (!pythonSupport) "--without-python"
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl "--disable-nls"
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic "--disable-inprocess-agent"
     ++ lib.optional enableDebuginfod "--with-debuginfod=yes";
 
   postInstall =