diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
index 0dbcdfbb6fd0..4802eb5840e1 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c
@@ -31,15 +31,21 @@ char kdb_prompt_str[CMD_BUFLEN];
 
 int kdb_trap_printk;
 
-static void kgdb_transition_check(char *buffer)
+static int kgdb_transition_check(char *buffer)
 {
-	int slen = strlen(buffer);
-	if (strncmp(buffer, "$?#3f", slen) != 0 &&
-	    strncmp(buffer, "$qSupported", slen) != 0 &&
-	    strncmp(buffer, "+$qSupported", slen) != 0) {
+	if (buffer[0] != '+' && buffer[0] != '$') {
 		KDB_STATE_SET(KGDB_TRANS);
 		kdb_printf("%s", buffer);
+	} else {
+		int slen = strlen(buffer);
+		if (slen > 3 && buffer[slen - 3] == '#') {
+			kdb_gdb_state_pass(buffer);
+			strcpy(buffer, "kgdb");
+			KDB_STATE_SET(DOING_KGDB);
+			return 1;
+		}
 	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int kdb_read_get_key(char *buffer, size_t bufsize)
@@ -251,6 +257,10 @@ poll_again:
 	case 13: /* enter */
 		*lastchar++ = '\n';
 		*lastchar++ = '\0';
+		if (!KDB_STATE(KGDB_TRANS)) {
+			KDB_STATE_SET(KGDB_TRANS);
+			kdb_printf("%s", buffer);
+		}
 		kdb_printf("\n");
 		return buffer;
 	case 4: /* Del */
@@ -382,10 +392,12 @@ poll_again:
 				 * printed characters if we think that
 				 * kgdb is connecting, until the check
 				 * fails */
-				if (!KDB_STATE(KGDB_TRANS))
-					kgdb_transition_check(buffer);
-				else
+				if (!KDB_STATE(KGDB_TRANS)) {
+					if (kgdb_transition_check(buffer))
+						return buffer;
+				} else {
 					kdb_printf("%c", key);
+				}
 			}
 			/* Special escape to kgdb */
 			if (lastchar - buffer >= 5 &&