diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index b2bff2c..ad710e8 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -83,10 +83,14 @@ CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS ?= allocator
 ifneq ($(strip $(CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS)),$(DEP_CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS))
 FIRST_PROCESS_BUILDSTAMP := $(shell echo "DEP_CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS:=$(CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS)" > $(DEPSDIR)/_first_process.d)
 $(OBJDIR)/k-firstprocess.h: always
+$(OBJDIR)/chickadee.gdb: always
 endif
 ifeq ($(wildcard $(OBJDIR)/k-firstprocess.h),)
 KERNELBUILDSTAMPS += $(OBJDIR)/k-firstprocess.h
 endif
+ifeq ($(wildcard $(OBJDIR)/chickadee.gdb),)
+KERNELBUILDSTAMPS += $(OBJDIR)/chickadee.gdb
+endif
 
 
 # How to make object files
@@ -124,6 +128,9 @@ $(OBJDIR)/u-asm.h: u-lib.hh lib.hh types.h x86-64.h build/mkkernelasm.awk $(BUIL
 $(OBJDIR)/k-firstprocess.h:
 	$(call run,echo '#ifndef CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS' >$@; echo '#define CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS "$(CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS)"' >>$@; echo '#endif' >>$@,CREATE $@)
 
+$(OBJDIR)/chickadee.gdb:
+	$(call run,echo 'add-symbol-file obj/p-$(CHICKADEE_FIRST_PROCESS).full 0x100000' >$@,CREATE $@)
+
 $(OBJDIR)/k-initfs.cc: build/mkinitfs.awk \
 	$(INITFS_CONTENTS) $(INITFS_BUILDSTAMP) $(KERNELBUILDSTAMPS)
 	$(call run,echo $(INITFS_CONTENTS) $(INITFS_PARAMS) | awk -f build/mkinitfs.awk >,CREATE,$@)
diff --git a/build/chickadee.gdb b/build/chickadee.gdb
index 23c2d8c..1863e4b 100644
--- a/build/chickadee.gdb
+++ b/build/chickadee.gdb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set $loaded = 1
 set arch i386:x86-64
 file obj/kernel.full
 add-symbol-file obj/bootsector.full 0x7c00
-add-symbol-file obj/p-allocator.full 0x100000
+source obj/chickadee.gdb
 target remote localhost:12949
 source build/functions.gdb
 display/5i $pc