diff -up openjdk/hotspot/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make.sav openjdk/hotspot/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
--- openjdk/hotspot/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make.sav	2012-10-11 16:11:23.939593348 -0400
+++ openjdk/hotspot/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make	2012-10-11 16:12:23.824786715 -0400
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
   DEBUG_CFLAGS/ppc64 = -g
   DEBUG_CFLAGS += $(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH))
   ifeq ($(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
-    DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gstabs
+    DEBUG_CFLAGS += -g
   endif
   
   ifeq ($(ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),1)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
     FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/zero  = -g
     FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += $(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH))
     ifeq ($(FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
-      FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -gstabs
+      FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -g
     endif
   
     OPT_CFLAGS/ia64  = -g
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
     OPT_CFLAGS/zero  = -g
     OPT_CFLAGS += $(OPT_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH))
     ifeq ($(OPT_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
-      OPT_CFLAGS += -gstabs
+      OPT_CFLAGS += -g
     endif
   endif
 endif