diff --git a/.gdbinit b/.gdbinit
index 444bd69..3af237b 100644
--- a/.gdbinit
+++ b/.gdbinit
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ python
 
 # License ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-# Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Andrea Cardaci <cyrus.and@gmail.com>
+# Copyright (c) 2015-2025 Andrea Cardaci <cyrus.and@gmail.com>
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 # of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
@@ -2374,6 +2374,11 @@ set python print-stack full
 
 python Dashboard.start()
 
+# Fixes ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# workaround for the GDB readline issue, see #325
+python import sys; sys.modules['readline'] = None
+
 # File variables ---------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # vim: filetype=python