diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
index 69ffd05e3db..405350fe0cf 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses.java
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ public class GDBProcesses extends MIProcesses implements IGDBProcesses {
 
 	@Override
     public void canDetachDebuggerFromProcess(IDMContext dmc, DataRequestMonitor<Boolean> rm) {
-	    if (fBackend.getIsAttachSession() && fConnected) {
+	    if (fConnected) {
 	    	rm.setData(true);
 	    } else {
 	    	rm.setData(false);
diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
index 6b5ef3610f6..dd25e09ace7 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBProcesses_7_0.java
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ public class GDBProcesses_7_0 extends AbstractDsfService
 
     /** @since 4.0 */
     protected boolean doCanDetachDebuggerFromProcess() {
-   		return fBackend.getIsAttachSession() && fNumConnected > 0;
+   		return fNumConnected > 0;
     }
     
     public void canDetachDebuggerFromProcess(IDMContext dmc, DataRequestMonitor<Boolean> rm) {