diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBServerDebugger.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBServerDebugger.java
index 7ab4bd63bbc..158175c09a8 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBServerDebugger.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBServerDebugger.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class GDBServerDebugger implements ICDebugger {
 
 				String remote = config.getAttribute(IGDBServerMILaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEV, "invalid");
 				String remoteBaud = config.getAttribute(IGDBServerMILaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEV_SPEED, "invalid");
-				session = (Session)MIPlugin.getDefault().createCSession(gdb, (File)null, cwd, gdbinit);
+				session = (Session)MIPlugin.getDefault().createCSession(gdb, exe.getLocation().toFile(), -1, null, cwd, gdbinit);
 				MISession miSession = session.getMISession();
 				CommandFactory factory = miSession.getCommandFactory();
 				MIGDBSet setRemoteBaud = factory.createMIGDBSet(new String[]{"remotebaud", remoteBaud});