diff --git a/SOURCES/gdb-rhbz1507150-dts61z-split-dwarf.patch b/SOURCES/gdb-rhbz1507150-dts61z-split-dwarf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e7f028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/gdb-rhbz1507150-dts61z-split-dwarf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1507150
+
+diff -up gdb-7.12.1/gdb/dwarf2read.c.orig gdb-7.12.1/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+--- gdb-7.12.1/gdb/dwarf2read.c.orig	2017-10-30 20:57:55.729999711 -0200
++++ gdb-7.12.1/gdb/dwarf2read.c	2017-10-30 21:06:31.180999709 -0200
+@@ -17306,7 +17306,7 @@ dwarf2_string_attr (struct die_info *die
+   if (attr != NULL)
+     {
+       if (attr->form == DW_FORM_strp || attr->form == DW_FORM_string
+-	  || attr->form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt)
++	  || attr->form == DW_FORM_GNU_str_index || attr->form == DW_FORM_GNU_strp_alt)
+ 	str = DW_STRING (attr);
+       else
+         complaint (&symfile_complaints,
diff --git a/SPECS/gdb.spec b/SPECS/gdb.spec
index e2d0f3f..e359e39 100644
--- a/SPECS/gdb.spec
+++ b/SPECS/gdb.spec
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Version: 7.12.1
 
 # The release always contains a leading reserved number, start it at 1.
 # `upstream' is not a part of `name' to stay fully rpm dependencies compatible for the testing.
-Release: 47%{?dist}
+Release: 48%{?dist}
 
 License: GPLv3+ and GPLv3+ with exceptions and GPLv2+ and GPLv2+ with exceptions and GPL+ and LGPLv2+ and BSD and Public Domain and GFDL
 Group: Development/Debuggers
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ Patch1152: gdb-libexec-add-index.patch
 # Fix gdb-add-index for 444 *.debug files.
 Patch1153: gdb-add-index-chmod.patch
 
+# Backport a fix for -gsplit-dwarf debuggees (RH BZ 1507150).
+Patch1264: gdb-rhbz1507150-dts61z-split-dwarf.patch
+
 %if 0%{!?rhel:1} || 0%{?rhel} > 6
 # RL_STATE_FEDORA_GDB would not be found for:
 # Patch642: gdb-readline62-ask-more-rh.patch
@@ -1021,6 +1024,7 @@ done
 %patch1151 -p1
 %patch1152 -p1
 %patch1153 -p1
+%patch1264 -p1
 
 %patch1075 -p1
 %if 0%{?rhel:1} && 0%{?rhel} <= 7
@@ -1584,6 +1588,9 @@ then
 fi
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Nov  1 2017 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> - 7.12.1-48.el7
+- Backport a fix for -gsplit-dwarf debuggees (RH BZ 1507150).
+
 * Wed Mar  8 2017 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> - 7.12.1-47.fc25
 - Fix EOL escape in multiline command segv (Pedro Alves, RH BZ 1429172).