diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 2b8e213d1ce..b9ce9a083ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleStop1(const GdbMi &data)
 
     if (!m_systemDumpersLoaded) {
         m_systemDumpersLoaded = true;
-        if (debuggerCore()->boolSetting(LoadGdbDumpers))
+        if (m_gdbVersion >= 70400 && debuggerCore()->boolSetting(LoadGdbDumpers))
             postCommand("importPlainDumpers");
     }