diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
index bf6f1d41846..50403433784 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/coregdbadapter.cpp
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ void GdbCoreEngine::writeCoreChunk()
 void GdbCoreEngine::setupInferior()
 {
     CHECK_STATE(InferiorSetupRequested);
+    setLinuxOsAbi();
     // Do that first, otherwise no symbols are loaded.
     QFileInfo fi(m_executable);
     QByteArray path = fi.absoluteFilePath().toLocal8Bit();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 2975c5cd824..09155358ade 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1917,6 +1917,13 @@ void GdbEngine::handleGdbExit(const DebuggerResponse &response)
     }
 }
 
+void GdbEngine::setLinuxOsAbi()
+{
+    // In case GDB has multiple supported targets, the default osabi can be Cygwin.
+    if (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() && runParameters().toolChainAbi.binaryFormat() == Abi::ElfFormat)
+        runCommand({"set osabi GNU/Linux"});
+}
+
 void GdbEngine::detachDebugger()
 {
     CHECK_STATE(InferiorStopOk);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
index afc1ac7de4e..20464d00c67 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.h
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ protected: ////////// Gdb Process Management //////////
     void startGdb(const QStringList &args = QStringList());
     void handleInferiorShutdown(const DebuggerResponse &response);
     void handleGdbExit(const DebuggerResponse &response);
+    void setLinuxOsAbi();
 
     void loadInitScript();
     void setEnvironmentVariables();
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
index bf92900bf97..ba2f0f47da8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/remotegdbserveradapter.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ void GdbRemoteServerEngine::uploadProcFinished()
 void GdbRemoteServerEngine::setupInferior()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(state() == InferiorSetupRequested, qDebug() << state());
+    setLinuxOsAbi();
     const DebuggerRunParameters &rp = runParameters();
     QString executableFileName;
     if (!rp.inferior.executable.isEmpty()) {