diff --git a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
index a910feec0f..0c236925dc 100644
--- a/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
+++ b/meta/packages/gdb/gdb-common.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "gdb - GNU debugger"
 HOMEPAGE = "http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/"
 LICENSE="GPL"
-SECTION = "devel"z
+SECTION = "devel"
 PRIORITY = "optional"
 
 inherit autotools