diff --git a/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.extra/root/.gdbinit b/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.extra/root/.gdbinit
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a2163e3a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mkosi.presets/20-final/mkosi.extra/root/.gdbinit
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+set debuginfod enabled off
+set build-id-verbose 0
+set substitute-path ../src /root/src