diff --git a/common/utils/T/T.c b/common/utils/T/T.c
index b9e9b29326..5d84afa660 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/T.c
+++ b/common/utils/T/T.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static void monitor_and_kill(int child1, int child2)
   exit(0);
 }
 
-void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer)
+void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer, int dont_fork)
 {
   int socket_pair[2];
   int s;
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer)
   if (socketpair(AF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0, socket_pair))
     { perror("socketpair"); abort(); }
 
-  /* child1 runs the local tracer and child2 runs the tracee */
+  /* child1 runs the local tracer and child2 (or main) runs the tracee */
 
   child1 = fork(); if (child1 == -1) abort();
   if (child1 == 0) {
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer)
   }
   close(socket_pair[0]);
 
-  child2 = fork(); if (child2 == -1) abort();
-  if (child2 != 0) {
-    close(socket_pair[1]);
-    monitor_and_kill(child1, child2);
+  if (dont_fork == 0) {
+    child2 = fork(); if (child2 == -1) abort();
+    if (child2 != 0) {
+      close(socket_pair[1]);
+      monitor_and_kill(child1, child2);
+    }
   }
 
   s = socket_pair[1];
diff --git a/common/utils/T/T.h b/common/utils/T/T.h
index a5aacb4b4f..819615131e 100644
--- a/common/utils/T/T.h
+++ b/common/utils/T/T.h
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ extern T_cache_t *T_cache;
 
 extern int *T_active;
 
-void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer);
+void T_init(int remote_port, int wait_for_tracer, int dont_fork);
 
 #else /* T_TRACER */
 
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index ca97ad0e22..3f419ed49c 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ void help (void) {
 #if T_TRACER
   printf("  --T_port [port]    use given port\n");
   printf("  --T_nowait         don't wait for tracer, start immediately\n");
+  printf("  --T_dont_fork      to ease debugging with gdb\n");
 #endif
   printf(RESET);
   fflush(stdout);
@@ -2332,6 +2333,7 @@ static void get_options (int argc, char **argv)
 #if T_TRACER
     LONG_OPTION_T_PORT,
     LONG_OPTION_T_NOWAIT,
+    LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK,
 #endif
   };
 
@@ -2355,6 +2357,7 @@ static void get_options (int argc, char **argv)
 #if T_TRACER
     {"T_port",                 required_argument, 0, LONG_OPTION_T_PORT},
     {"T_nowait",               no_argument,       0, LONG_OPTION_T_NOWAIT},
+    {"T_dont_fork",            no_argument,       0, LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK},
 #endif
 
     {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
@@ -2457,6 +2460,12 @@ static void get_options (int argc, char **argv)
       T_wait = 0;
       break;
     }
+
+    case LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK: {
+      extern int T_dont_fork;
+      T_dont_fork = 1;
+      break;
+    }
 #endif
 
     case 'A':
@@ -2822,6 +2831,7 @@ static void get_options (int argc, char **argv)
 #if T_TRACER
 int T_wait = 1;       /* by default we wait for the tracer */
 int T_port = 2021;    /* default port to listen to to wait for the tracer */
+int T_dont_fork = 0;  /* default is to fork, see 'T_init' to understand */
 #endif
 
 int main( int argc, char **argv )
@@ -2894,7 +2904,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv )
     openair0_cfg[0].configFilename = rf_config_file;
   
 #if T_TRACER
-  T_init(T_port, T_wait);
+  T_init(T_port, T_wait, T_dont_fork);
 #endif
 
   // initialize the log (see log.h for details)
diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
index dfbf8f9676..744952b5d0 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ help (void)
 #if T_TRACER
   printf ("--T_port [port]    use given port\n");
   printf ("--T_nowait         don't wait for tracer, start immediately\n");
+  printf ("--T_dont_fork      to ease debugging with gdb\n");
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ l2l1_task (void *args_p)
 #if T_TRACER
 int T_wait = 1;       /* by default we wait for the tracer */
 int T_port = 2021;    /* default port to listen to to wait for the tracer */
+int T_dont_fork = 0;  /* default is to fork, see 'T_init' to understand */
 #endif
 
 /*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -1294,7 +1296,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   get_simulation_options (argc, argv); //Command-line options
 
 #if T_TRACER
-  T_init(T_port, T_wait);
+  T_init(T_port, T_wait, T_dont_fork);
 #endif
 
   // Initialize VCD LOG module
diff --git a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
index f8043b2cfd..a5acb2616a 100644
--- a/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
+++ b/targets/SIMU/USER/oaisim_functions.c
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ void get_simulation_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 #if T_TRACER
     LONG_OPTION_T_PORT,
     LONG_OPTION_T_NOWAIT,
+    LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK,
 #endif
   };
 
@@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ void get_simulation_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 #if T_TRACER
     {"T_port",                 required_argument, 0, LONG_OPTION_T_PORT},
     {"T_nowait",               no_argument,       0, LONG_OPTION_T_NOWAIT},
+    {"T_dont_fork",            no_argument,       0, LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK},
 #endif
 
     {NULL, 0, NULL, 0}
@@ -436,6 +438,12 @@ void get_simulation_options(int argc, char *argv[])
       T_wait = 0;
       break;
     }
+
+    case LONG_OPTION_T_DONT_FORK: {
+      extern int T_dont_fork;
+      T_dont_fork = 1;
+      break;
+    }
 #endif
 
     case 'a':