diff --git a/src/core/debugger/debugger.cpp b/src/core/debugger/debugger.cpp
index e86aae8460..a4dca23770 100644
--- a/src/core/debugger/debugger.cpp
+++ b/src/core/debugger/debugger.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,13 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <thread>
 
-#include <boost/asio.hpp>
+// Use basic asio functionality only
+#define BOOST_ASIO_STANDALONE
+#include <boost/asio/basic_io_object.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/write.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/read.hpp>
+
 #include <boost/process/async_pipe.hpp>
 
 #include "common/logging/log.h"
@@ -21,17 +27,22 @@
 
 template <typename Readable, typename Buffer, typename Callback>
 static void AsyncReceiveInto(Readable& r, Buffer& buffer, Callback&& c) {
-    static_assert(std::is_trivial_v<Buffer>);
-    auto boost_buffer{boost::asio::buffer(&buffer, sizeof(Buffer))};
-    r.async_read_some(
-        boost_buffer, [&, c](const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t bytes_read) {
-            if (!error.failed()) {
-                const u8* buffer_start = reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(&buffer);
-                std::span<const u8> received_data{buffer_start, buffer_start + bytes_read};
-                c(received_data);
-                AsyncReceiveInto(r, buffer, c);
-            }
-        });
+    try {
+            static_assert(std::is_trivial_v<Buffer>);
+            auto boost_buffer{boost::asio::buffer(&buffer, sizeof(Buffer))};
+            r.async_read_some(
+                boost_buffer,
+                [&, c](const boost::system::error_code& error, size_t bytes_read) {
+                    if (!error) {
+                        const u8* buffer_start = reinterpret_cast<const u8*>(&buffer);
+                        std::span<const u8> received_data{buffer_start, buffer_start + bytes_read};
+                        c(received_data);
+                        AsyncReceiveInto(r, buffer, c);
+                    }
+                });
+        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Debug_GDBStub, "AsyncReceiveInto error: {}", e.what());
+        }
 }
 
 template <typename Callback>