diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.cpp
index da5346d7c..a229a3b66 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.cpp
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ void GDBController::attach() {
 		return;
 	}
 	m_gameController->setDebugger(&m_gdbStub.d);
+	ARMDebuggerEnter(&m_gdbStub.d, DEBUGGER_ENTER_ATTACHED);
 }
 
 void GDBController::detach() {
 	if (!isAttached()) {
 		return;
 	}
-	disconnect(m_gameController, SIGNAL(frameAvailable(const uint32_t*)), this, SLOT(updateGDB()));
 	m_gameController->threadInterrupt();
 	GDBStubShutdown(&m_gdbStub);
 	m_gameController->setDebugger(nullptr);
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@ void GDBController::listen() {
 	if (!isAttached()) {
 		attach();
 	}
-	connect(m_gameController, SIGNAL(frameAvailable(const uint32_t*)), this, SLOT(updateGDB()));
 	GDBStubListen(&m_gdbStub, m_port, &m_bindAddress);
 	m_gameController->threadContinue();
 }
-
-void GDBController::updateGDB() {
-	m_gameController->threadInterrupt();
-	GDBStubUpdate(&m_gdbStub);
-	m_gameController->threadContinue();
-}
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
index b0f435c41..ebd80e571 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ public slots:
 	void detach();
 	void listen();
 
-private slots:
-	void updateGDB();
-
 private:
 	GDBStub m_gdbStub;
 	GameController* m_gameController;