diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/hooks.py b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/hooks.py
index 7f04b7784b..b1f8fb82f9 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/hooks.py
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/hooks.py
@@ -546,19 +546,7 @@ def install_hooks():
     if HOOK_STATE.mem_catchpoint is not None:
         HOOK_STATE.mem_catchpoint.enabled = True
     else:
-        breaks_before = set(gdb.breakpoints())
-        try:
-            gdb.execute("""
-                catch syscall group:memory
-                commands
-                silent
-                hooks-ghidra event-memory
-                cont
-                end
-                """)
-            HOOK_STATE.mem_catchpoint = (set(gdb.breakpoints()) - breaks_before).pop()
-        except Exception as e:
-            print(f"Error setting memory catchpoint: {e}")
+        HOOK_STATE.mem_catchpoint = util.MEM_CATCHPOINT_SETTER.install_catchpoint()
 
     gdb.events.cont.connect(on_cont)
     gdb.events.stop.connect(on_stop)
diff --git a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/util.py b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/util.py
index dc85fc987d..33f96466d5 100644
--- a/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/util.py
+++ b/Ghidra/Debug/Debugger-agent-gdb/src/main/py/src/ghidragdb/util.py
@@ -344,6 +344,41 @@ def _choose_breakpoint_location_info_reader():
 BREAKPOINT_LOCATION_INFO_READER = _choose_breakpoint_location_info_reader()
 
 
+class MemCatchpointSetterV8(object):
+    def install_catchpoint(self):
+        return object()
+
+
+class MemCatchpointSetterV11(object):
+    def install_catchpoint(self):
+        breaks_before = set(gdb.breakpoints())
+        try:
+            gdb.execute("""
+                catch syscall group:memory
+                commands
+                silent
+                hooks-ghidra event-memory
+                cont
+                end
+                """)            
+            return (set(gdb.breakpoints()) - breaks_before).pop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error setting memory catchpoint: {e}")
+            return object()
+
+
+def _choose_mem_catchpoint_setter():
+    if GDB_VERSION.major >= 11:
+        return MemCatchpointSetterV11()
+    if GDB_VERSION.major >= 8:
+        return MemCatchpointSetterV8()
+    else:
+        raise gdb.GdbError(
+            "GDB version not recognized by ghidragdb: " + GDB_VERSION.full)
+
+
+MEM_CATCHPOINT_SETTER = _choose_mem_catchpoint_setter()
+
 def set_bool_param_by_api(name, value):
     gdb.set_parameter(name, value)