diff --git a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/jtagdevice/DefaultGDBJtagDeviceImpl.java b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/jtagdevice/DefaultGDBJtagDeviceImpl.java
index 9cb844a5227..aaaae90cd0f 100644
--- a/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/jtagdevice/DefaultGDBJtagDeviceImpl.java
+++ b/jtag/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.gdbjtag.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/gdbjtag/core/jtagdevice/DefaultGDBJtagDeviceImpl.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public class DefaultGDBJtagDeviceImpl implements IGDBJtagDevice {
 			addCmd(commands, "symbol-file " + file);
 		}
 		else {
-			addCmd(commands, "add-sym " + file + " " + symbolOffset);			
+			addCmd(commands, "add-symbol-file " + file + " " + symbolOffset);
 		}
 	}