diff --git a/gnu/packages/gdb.scm b/gnu/packages/gdb.scm
index 82050d9ac5..a8d8a86ea8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gdb.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gdb.scm
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
-;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Marius Bakke <mbakke@fastmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020 Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@gmail.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2020, 2021 Jan (janneke) Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ (define-module (gnu packages gdb)
   #:use-module ((guix build utils) #:select (alist-replace))
   #:use-module (srfi srfi-1))
 
-(define-public gdb-11
+(define-public gdb/pinned
+  ;; This is the fixed version that packages depend on.  Update it rarely
+  ;; enough to avoid massive rebuilds.
   (package
     (name "gdb")
-    (version "11.1")
+    (version "12.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/gdb/gdb-"
                                   version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "151z6d0265hv9cgx9zqqa4bd6vbp20hrljhd6bxl7lr0gd0crkyc"))))
+                "1vczsqcbh5y0gx7qrclpna0qzx26sk7lra6y8qzxam1biyzr65qf"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (outputs '("out" "debug"))
     (arguments
@@ -140,15 +142,12 @@ (define-public gdb-11
 to specify the runtime conditions, to define breakpoints, and to change how
 the program is running to try to fix bugs.  It can be used to debug programs
 written in C, C++, Ada, Objective-C, Pascal and more.")
-    (license gpl3+)
-
-    ;; GDB 11 now fails to build on GNU/Hurd (undefined references to process
-    ;; RPC stubs).
-    (supported-systems (fold delete %supported-systems %hurd-systems))))
+    (properties `((hidden? . #t)))
+    (license gpl3+)))
 
 (define-public gdb-12
   (package
-    (inherit gdb-11)
+    (inherit gdb/pinned)
     (version "12.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
@@ -157,14 +156,7 @@ (define-public gdb-12
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "1vczsqcbh5y0gx7qrclpna0qzx26sk7lra6y8qzxam1biyzr65qf"))))
-
-    ;; GDB 12 builds fine on GNU/Hurd.
-    (supported-systems %supported-systems)))
-
-(define-public gdb/pinned
-  ;; This is the fixed version that packages depend on.  Update it rarely
-  ;; enough to avoid massive rebuilds.
-  gdb-11)
+    (properties '())))
 
 (define-public gdb
   ;; The "default" version.