diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimputils.c b/libgimpbase/gimputils.c
index 264fdb91e3..18bfe5aaeb 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimputils.c
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimputils.c
@@ -1317,16 +1317,12 @@ gimp_stack_trace_print (const gchar   *prog_name,
       /* Child process. */
       gchar *args[9] = { "gdb", "-batch",
                          "-ex", "info threads",
-                         /* We used to be able to ask for the full
-                          * backtrace of all threads, but a bug,
-                          * possibly in gdb, could lock the whole GIMP
-                          * process. So for now, let's just have a
-                          * backtrace of the main process (most bugs
-                          * happen here anyway).
-                          * See issue #7539.
+                         /* A bug, possibly in gdb, could lock the whole
+                          * GIMP process with a full thread backtrace in
+                          * some conditions. We aren't sure if it still
+                          * exists. See issue #7539.
                           */
-                         /*"-ex", "thread apply all backtrace full",*/
-                         "-ex", "backtrace full",
+                         "-ex", "thread apply all backtrace full",
                          (gchar *) prog_name, NULL, NULL };
 
       if (prog_name == NULL)