diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
index d458d995afa..8cf784eaae7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/pdb/pdbengine.cpp
@@ -169,10 +169,7 @@ void PdbEngine::runEngine()
     showStatusMessage(tr("Running requested..."), 5000);
     attemptBreakpointSynchronization();
     notifyEngineRunAndInferiorStopOk();
-    if (runParameters().breakOnMain)
-        updateAll();
-    else
-        continueInferior();
+    updateAll();
 }
 
 void PdbEngine::interruptInferior()