diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index bd8f94d3335..eba4e69e219 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleStop2()
     if (supportsThreads()) {
         if (m_gdbAdapter->isCodaAdapter()) {
             m_gdbAdapter->codaReloadThreads();
-        } else if (m_isMacGdb) {
+        } else if (m_isMacGdb || m_gdbVersion < 70100) {
             postCommand("-thread-list-ids", Discardable, CB(handleThreadListIds));
         } else {
             // This is only available in gdb 7.1+.