diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 559d40043..27646b23f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -834,6 +834,11 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: build
         run: find . -type f \( -iname \*.dll -o -iname \*.exe \) -exec /strawberry-mxe/usr/bin/${{matrix.arch}}-w64-mingw32.shared-strip {} \;
 
+      - name: Strip gdb.exe
+        if: matrix.build_type == 'debug'
+        working-directory: build
+        run: /strawberry-mxe/usr/bin/${{matrix.arch}}-w64-mingw32.shared-strip gdb.exe
+
       - name: Copy nsis files
         working-directory: build
         run: cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/windows/*.nsi ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/windows/*.nsh ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/dist/windows/*.ico .