diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
index 35f184a8fd85..8815b5457dd0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int kgdb_step_brk_fn(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned int esr)
 	if (user_mode(regs) || !kgdb_single_step)
 		return DBG_HOOK_ERROR;
 
-	kgdb_handle_exception(1, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
+	kgdb_handle_exception(0, SIGTRAP, 0, regs);
 	return DBG_HOOK_HANDLED;
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kgdb_step_brk_fn);