diff --git a/package/gdb/gdb.mk b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
index 0e4d384d2d..13b1ab2a69 100644
--- a/package/gdb/gdb.mk
+++ b/package/gdb/gdb.mk
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ HOST_GDB_INSTALL_OPTS += MAKEINFO=true install
 # Apply the Xtensa specific patches
 ifneq ($(ARCH_XTENSA_CORE_NAME),)
 define GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
-	tar xf $(ARCH_XTENSA_OVERLAY_TAR) -C $(@D) --strip-components=1 gdb
+	$(call arch-xtensa-overlay-extract,$(@D),gdb)
 endef
 GDB_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH
 HOST_GDB_PRE_PATCH_HOOKS += GDB_XTENSA_PRE_PATCH