diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
index d15b4d8f1..b1d37fbdb 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GDBController.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include <QObject>
 
+#ifdef USE_GDB_STUB
+
 extern "C" {
 #include "debugger/gdb-stub.h"
 }
@@ -46,4 +48,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 }
+
+#endif
+
 #endif