diff --git a/custom/setup-gdb.el b/custom/setup-gdb.el
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbd6efa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/custom/setup-gdb.el
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(setq gdb-many-windows 1)
+
+(provide 'setup-gdb)
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 92e016d..ca4e5c3 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@
 ;; setup Windows if our bootloader is Windows
 (if (eq system-type 'windows-nt)
 	(require 'setup-windows)
- )
+)
+
+;; setup gdb
+(require 'setup-gdb)
 
 (custom-set-variables
  ;; custom-set-variables was added by Custom.