diff --git a/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/Executor.java b/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/Executor.java
--- a/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/Executor.java
+++ b/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/Executor.java
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
     public abstract boolean isAlive();
 
     public abstract void terminate() throws IOException;
+    
+    public abstract void interrupt();
 
     public abstract void interrupt(int pid) throws IOException;
 
diff --git a/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/ExecutorCND.java b/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/ExecutorCND.java
--- a/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/ExecutorCND.java
+++ b/cnd.debugger.common2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/common2/utils/ExecutorCND.java
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@
             }
         }
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public void interrupt() {
+	try {
+            CommonTasksSupport.sendSignal(exEnv, pid, Signal.SIGINT, null).get();
+        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+        } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+        }
+    }
 
     public void interruptGroup() throws IOException {
 	try {
diff --git a/cnd.debugger.gdb2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/gdb2/Gdb.java b/cnd.debugger.gdb2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/gdb2/Gdb.java
--- a/cnd.debugger.gdb2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/gdb2/Gdb.java
+++ b/cnd.debugger.gdb2/src/org/netbeans/modules/cnd/debugger/gdb2/Gdb.java
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
                 signalled = true;
                 this.silentStop = silentStop;
                 if (interruptGdb) {
-                    executor.interruptGroup();
+                    executor.interrupt();
                 } else {
                     Executor signaller = Executor.getDefault("signaller", factory.host, 0); // NOI18N
                     signaller.interrupt(pid);