diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py b/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
index fa98a8571..20fa776e3 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ def load_custom_structure(custom_structure_name, custom_structure_path):
     pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file = generate_debug_symbols(custom_structure_path)
     if not pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file:
         return  # generate_debug_symbols prints on failures
-    gdb.execute(f"add-symbol-file {pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file}", to_string=True)
+    # Old GDB versions (e.g. 8.2) requires addr argument in add-symbol-file
+    # we set that address to which to load the symbols to 0 since it doesn't matter here
+    # (because we are only loading types information)
+    gdb.execute(f"add-symbol-file {pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file} 0", to_string=True)
     loaded_symbols[custom_structure_name] = pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file
     print(message.success("Symbols are loaded!"))
 
diff --git a/tests/gdb-tests/tests/test_cymbol.py b/tests/gdb-tests/tests/test_cymbol.py
index 77659bc96..0187ad7ca 100644
--- a/tests/gdb-tests/tests/test_cymbol.py
+++ b/tests/gdb-tests/tests/test_cymbol.py
@@ -51,9 +51,12 @@ def test_cymbol(start_binary):
     assert pwndbg.commands.cymbol.loaded_symbols.get("example") is not None
     # Test whether the returned type is what we expect (on x86-64).
     assert (
-        "example_t\n    +0x0000 a                    : int\n    +0x0004 b                    : char [16]\n    +0x0018 c                    : char *\n    +0x0020 d                    : void *"
-        in pwndbg.gdblib.dt.dt("example_t").strip()
-    )
+        "example_t\n"
+        "    +0x0000 a                    : int\n"
+        "    +0x0004 b                    : char [16]\n"
+        "    +0x0018 c                    : char *\n"
+        "    +0x0020 d                    : void *"
+    ) == pwndbg.gdblib.dt.dt("example_t").strip()
 
     # Test whether unload_loaded_symbol() works properly.
     pwndbg.commands.cymbol.unload_loaded_symbol("example")