diff --git a/target-xtensa/core-dc232b.c b/target-xtensa/core-dc232b.c
index 4d9bd559d..b723c4ca7 100644
--- a/target-xtensa/core-dc232b.c
+++ b/target-xtensa/core-dc232b.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ static const XtensaConfig dc232b = {
     EXCEPTIONS_SECTION,
     INTERRUPTS_SECTION,
     TLB_SECTION,
+    DEBUG_SECTION,
     .clock_freq_khz = 10000,
 };
 
diff --git a/target-xtensa/core-fsf.c b/target-xtensa/core-fsf.c
index 7650462f2..88de4dd4b 100644
--- a/target-xtensa/core-fsf.c
+++ b/target-xtensa/core-fsf.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ static const XtensaConfig fsf = {
     EXCEPTIONS_SECTION,
     INTERRUPTS_SECTION,
     TLB_SECTION,
+    DEBUG_SECTION,
     .clock_freq_khz = 10000,
 };
 
diff --git a/target-xtensa/overlay_tool.h b/target-xtensa/overlay_tool.h
index e7c4c3a18..a3a5650fb 100644
--- a/target-xtensa/overlay_tool.h
+++ b/target-xtensa/overlay_tool.h
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
         [EXC_KERNEL] = XCHAL_KERNEL_VECTOR_VADDR, \
         [EXC_USER] = XCHAL_USER_VECTOR_VADDR, \
         [EXC_DOUBLE] = XCHAL_DOUBLEEXC_VECTOR_VADDR, \
+        [EXC_DEBUG] = XCHAL_DEBUG_VECTOR_VADDR, \
     }
 
 #define INTERRUPT_VECTORS { \
@@ -302,6 +303,10 @@
 #define REGISTER_CORE(core)
 #endif
 
+#define DEBUG_SECTION \
+    .debug_level = XCHAL_DEBUGLEVEL, \
+    .nibreak = XCHAL_NUM_IBREAK, \
+    .ndbreak = XCHAL_NUM_DBREAK
 
 #if XCHAL_NUM_INTLEVELS + XCHAL_HAVE_NMI + 1 <= 2
 #define XCHAL_INTLEVEL2_VECTOR_VADDR 0