diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index f72743dc070d..606c21760f23 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int kgdb_step_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 	if (user_mode(regs))
 		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
 
-	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
+	kgdb_handle_exception(0, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
 	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }