diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/constants.py.in b/scripts/gdb/linux/constants.py.in
index 6c886deb0b18..e484e2e7e4d5 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/constants.py.in
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/constants.py.in
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 import gdb
 
+LX_CONFIG(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED)
+
 /* linux/clk-provider.h */
 if IS_BUILTIN(CONFIG_COMMON_CLK):
     LX_GDBPARSED(CLK_GET_RATE_NOCACHE)
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
index 4a5056f2c247..2f57adcf3dff 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/vmlinux-gdb.py
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ except:
     gdb.write("NOTE: gdb 7.2 or later required for Linux helper scripts to "
               "work.\n")
 else:
+    import linux.constants
+    if linux.constants.LX_CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED:
+        raise gdb.GdbError("Reduced debug information will prevent GDB "
+                           "from having complete types.\n")
     import linux.utils
     import linux.symbols
     import linux.modules
@@ -32,7 +36,6 @@ else:
     import linux.lists
     import linux.rbtree
     import linux.proc
-    import linux.constants
     import linux.timerlist
     import linux.clk
     import linux.genpd