diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
index 399f4bba97a..4f16deabe3e 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/gdb/gdb-cross.inc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ DEPENDS = "expat-native gmp-native mpfr-native ncurses-native flex-native bison-
 inherit python3native pkgconfig
 
 # Overrides PACKAGECONFIG variables in gdb-common.inc
-PACKAGECONFIG ??= "python readline ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'debuginfod', d)}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[python] = "--with-python=${PYTHON},--without-python,python3-native"
 PACKAGECONFIG[readline] = "--with-system-readline,--without-system-readline,readline-native"
 PACKAGECONFIG[debuginfod] = "--with-debuginfod, --without-debuginfod, elfutils-native"