diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index bd6689c15..a78575dde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build (default features + amx)
         run: cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "amx" -- -D warnings
 
+      - name: Build (default features + gdb)
+        run: cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --features "gdb" -- -D warnings
+
       - name: Build (common + mshv)
         run: cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "common,mshv"  -- -D warnings
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
index 57e871e0f..d167d0791 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clippy (default features + amx)
         run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets --tests --features "amx" -- -D warnings
 
+      - name: Clippy (default features + gdb)
+        run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets --tests --features "gdb" -- -D warnings
+
       - name: Clippy (common + mshv)
         run: cargo clippy --all --all-targets --no-default-features --tests --features "common,mshv" -- -D warnings