diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index 2332dd100c3..1c437bf8f2c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ disable_parallel_build=yes
 if [ "${CROSS_BUILD}" ]; then
 	# Make python2.7 detection work in cross builds
 	CFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
+	CXXFLAGS+=" -I${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/python2.7"
 fi
 # Package build options
 build_options="gdbserver static python"