diff --git a/tools/gen_gdb_wrapper_script.py b/tools/gen_gdb_wrapper_script.py
index 6487be554f137..8386ac2638978 100755
--- a/tools/gen_gdb_wrapper_script.py
+++ b/tools/gen_gdb_wrapper_script.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 for k, v in env.iteritems():
   os.environ[k] = v
 
-os.system("${gdb} --args ${test_args}")
+os.system("${gdb} --fullname --args ${test_args}")
 """)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':