diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend_7_12.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend_7_12.java
index a67c6698e2e..75218098192 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend_7_12.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/gdb/service/GDBBackend_7_12.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public GDBBackend_7_12(DsfSession session, ILaunchConfiguration lc) {
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean isFullGdbConsoleSupported() {
-		return !Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32)
+		return !Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_WIN32) && !Platform.getOS().equals(Platform.OS_MACOSX)
 				&& !fPtyFailure;
 	}