diff --git a/src/debugger.cpp b/src/debugger.cpp
index 946bdd12..afb69e35 100644
--- a/src/debugger.cpp
+++ b/src/debugger.cpp
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ QList<Debugger> Debugger::availableInternalDebuggers(const QString &backend)
         result.push_back(std::make_shared<Data>(
             Data{.displayName = i18nc("@label the debugger called GDB", "GDB"),
                  .codeName = u"gdb"_s,
-                 .tryExec = u"gdb"_s,
+                 .tryExec = u"@gdb@"_s,
                  .backendData =
-                     BackendData{.command = u"gdb -nw -n -batch -x %preamblefile -x %tempfile -p %pid %execpath"_s,
+                     BackendData{.command = u"@gdb@ -nw -n -batch -x %preamblefile -x %tempfile -p %pid %execpath"_s,
                                  .supportsCommandWithSymbolResolution = true,
                                  .commandWithSymbolResolution =
-                                     u"gdb -nw -n -batch --init-eval-command='set debuginfod enabled on' -x %preamblefile -x %tempfile -p %pid %execpath"_s,
+                                     u"@gdb@ -nw -n -batch --init-eval-command='set debuginfod enabled on' -x %preamblefile -x %tempfile -p %pid %execpath"_s,
                                  .backtraceBatchCommands = u"thread\nthread apply all bt"_s,
                                  .preambleCommands = expandCommand(
-                                     u"gdb"_s,
+                                     u"@gdb@"_s,
                                      u"set width 200\nset backtrace limit 128\nsource %drkonqi_datadir/python/gdb_preamble/preamble.py\npy print_preamble()"_s),
                                  .execInputFile = {}}}));
 
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ QList<Debugger> Debugger::availableInternalDebuggers(const QString &backend)
             Data{
                 .displayName = i18nc("@label the debugger called GDB", "GDB"),
                 .codeName = u"gdb"_s,
-                .tryExec = u"gdb"_s,
+                .tryExec = u"@gdb@"_s,
                 .backendData = BackendData{
-                    .command = u"gdb --nw --nx --batch --command=%preamblefile --command=%tempfile --core=%corefile %execpath"_s,
+                    .command = u"@gdb@ --nw --nx --batch --command=%preamblefile --command=%tempfile --core=%corefile %execpath"_s,
                     .supportsCommandWithSymbolResolution = true,
                     .commandWithSymbolResolution =
-                        u"gdb --nw --nx --batch --init-eval-command='set debuginfod enabled on' --command=%preamblefile --command=%tempfile --core=%corefile %execpath"_s,
+                        u"@gdb@ --nw --nx --batch --init-eval-command='set debuginfod enabled on' --command=%preamblefile --command=%tempfile --core=%corefile %execpath"_s,
                     .backtraceBatchCommands = u"thread\nthread apply all bt"_s,
                     .preambleCommands = expandCommand(
-                        u"gdb"_s,
+                        u"@gdb@"_s,
                         u"set width 200\nset backtrace limit 128\nsource %drkonqi_datadir/python/gdb_preamble/preamble.py\npy print_preamble()"_s),
                     .execInputFile = {}}}));
     }