diff --git a/srcpkgs/gdb/template b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
index 57dcd879392..d658d69c1bf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gdb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gdb/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'gdb'
 pkgname=gdb
 version=7.8.1
-revision=1
+revision=2
 patch_args="-Np1"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-werror --disable-nls --with-system-readline
  --with-system-gdbinit=/etc/gdb/gdbinit $(vopt_enable gdbserver)
- $(vopt_if static 'CFLAGS=-static')"
+ $(vopt_if static 'CFLAGS=-static') $(vopt_with python)"
 hostmakedepends="perl"
-makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel>=6.3"
+makedepends="ncurses-devel zlib-devel readline-devel>=6.3 $(vopt_if python python-devel)"
 conf_files="/etc/gdb/gdbinit"
 short_desc="The GNU Debugger"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ distfiles="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb/gdb-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=497722b58386f4428c3474281eb3ef1c872404998b6ace907edb3bba1fabdc35
 
 # Package build options
-build_options="gdbserver static"
+build_options="gdbserver static python"
 desc_option_gdbserver="Enable support for building GDB server"
 # Enable gdbserver if !static.
 build_options_default="gdbserver"