diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index e538aa65056..3e76d5a782c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4166,7 +4166,7 @@ void GdbEngine::setupInferior()
         }
 
         if (!symbolFile.isEmpty()) {
-            runCommand({"-file-exec-and-symbols \"" + symbolFile + '"',
+            runCommand({"-file-symbol-file \"" + symbolFile + '"',
                         CB(handleFileExecAndSymbols)});
         }