diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
index 3a407a5162..a4b7a83094 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/devtool.py
@@ -3569,6 +3569,7 @@ class DevtoolIdeSdkGccTests(DevtoolIdeSdkTests):
                 # from the process instead of killing it.
                 self.assertTrue(config.get("useExtendedRemote"), f"Configuration '{config['name']}' should use useExtendedRemote")
                 self.assertNotIn("cwd", config, f"Configuration '{config['name']}' should not set cwd in attach mode")
+                self.assertTrue(config.get("processFilter"), f"Configuration '{config['name']}' should use processFilter")
             else:
                 self.fail(f"Configuration '{config['name']}' has unexpected request type: {config['request']}")
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
index 937c63a4a5..6effbac654 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
+++ b/scripts/lib/devtool/ide_plugins/ide_code.py
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ class IdeVSCode(IdeBase):
             # this configuration is generated. Stopping the session detaches
             # from the process instead of killing it.
             launch_config["useExtendedRemote"] = True
+            launch_config["processFilter"] = "(^| )%s( |$)" % cross_debug_config.binary.binary_path
         else:
             # cwd, environment and externalConsole configure the process the
             # debugger starts, they are not part of the attach schema.