diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/launching/CDebuggerTab.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/launching/CDebuggerTab.java
index a37d046061e..2143f03ec01 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/launching/CDebuggerTab.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.dd.gdb.ui/src/org/eclipse/dd/gdb/internal/ui/launching/CDebuggerTab.java
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ public class CDebuggerTab extends AbstractCDebuggerTab {
 		}
 		if (!fAttachMode) {
 			config.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEBUGGER_STOP_AT_MAIN,
-					ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.DEBUGGER_STOP_AT_MAIN_DEFAULT);
+					fStopInMain.getSelection());
 			config.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEBUGGER_STOP_AT_MAIN_SYMBOL, 
 				    fStopInMainSymbol.getText());