diff --git a/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_base.rs b/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_base.rs
index 6f00245b00941..e18a9e66468c7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_base.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_target/spec/wasm32_base.rs
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ pub fn options() -> TargetOptions {
         has_elf_tls: true,
         tls_model: "local-exec".to_string(),
 
+        // gdb scripts don't work on wasm blobs
+        emit_debug_gdb_scripts: false,
+
         .. Default::default()
     }
 }