diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index cbbeb1cbef8..8572cbfa893 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -2221,7 +2221,7 @@ void GdbEngine::handleModulesList(const GdbResponse &response)
 
 void GdbEngine::reloadSourceFiles()
 {
-    postCommand(_("-file-list-exec-source-files"), CB(handleQuerySources));
+    postCommand(_("-file-list-exec-source-files"), NeedsStop, CB(handleQuerySources));
 }