diff --git a/arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-gdb-backend.ts b/arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-gdb-backend.ts
index b1dd3fa5..ccece405 100644
--- a/arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-gdb-backend.ts
+++ b/arduino-debugger-extension/src/node/debug-adapter/arduino-gdb-backend.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export class ArduinoGDBBackend extends GDBBackend {
             'debug',
             '-p', requestArgs.uploadPort || 'none',
             '-b', requestArgs.fqbn,
+            '--interpreter', 'mi2',
             sketchDir
         ];
         const proc = spawn(command, args);