diff --git a/src/server/gdb_server.c b/src/server/gdb_server.c
index 71b7c7764..bd00feb49 100644
--- a/src/server/gdb_server.c
+++ b/src/server/gdb_server.c
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ static int gdb_put_packet_inner(struct connection *connection,
 			gdb_putback_char(connection, reply);
 			LOG_DEBUG("Unexpected start of new packet");
 			break;
+		} else if (reply == 0x3) {
+			/* do not discard Ctrl-C */
+			gdb_putback_char(connection, reply);
+			break;
 		}
 
 		LOG_WARNING("Discard unexpected char %c", reply);