diff --git a/patterns-gnome.changes b/patterns-gnome.changes
index 8f346bd..14b8e78 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.changes
+++ b/patterns-gnome.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jul  5 09:44:00 UTC 2017 - dimstar@opensuse.org
+
+- Do not recommend gdb by gnome_basis: gdb alone does not give us
+  useful bug reports; a reporter producing something useful still
+  has to install all the -debuginfo packages and can as well
+  install gdb.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Jun 22 09:26:27 UTC 2017 - adrien.plazas@suse.com
 
diff --git a/patterns-gnome.spec b/patterns-gnome.spec
index a5d351b..f365666 100644
--- a/patterns-gnome.spec
+++ b/patterns-gnome.spec
@@ -257,8 +257,6 @@ Recommends:     gnome-shell
 Recommends:     NetworkManager
 Recommends:     dbus-1-x11
 Recommends:     desktop-file-utils
-# we want useful bug reports
-Recommends:     gdb
 Recommends:     gpg2
 Recommends:     gpgme
 Recommends:     polkit-default-privs