diff --git a/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py b/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
index 2599a6439..fb7c454b4 100644
--- a/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
+++ b/pwndbg/commands/cymbol.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ import pwndbg
 import pwndbg.aglib.arch
 import pwndbg.commands
 import pwndbg.lib.config
-import pwndbg.lib.gcc
 import pwndbg.lib.tempfile
+import pwndbg.lib.zig
 from pwndbg.color import message
 from pwndbg.commands import CommandCategory
 
@@ -108,17 +108,16 @@ def generate_debug_symbols(
         pwndbg_debug_symbols_output_file,
     ]
 
-    # TODO: implement remote debugging support.
-    try:
-        gcc_flags = pwndbg.lib.gcc.which(pwndbg.aglib.arch)
-    except ValueError as _:
-        # The error message is already printed by pwntools.
-        return None
-
     if gcc_compiler_path != "":
-        gcc_flags[0] = gcc_compiler_path  # type: ignore[call-overload]
+        compiler_flags = [gcc_compiler_path]
+    else:
+        try:
+            compiler_flags = pwndbg.lib.zig.flags(pwndbg.aglib.arch)
+        except ValueError as exception:
+            print(message.error(exception))
+            return None
 
-    gcc_cmd = gcc_flags + gcc_extra_flags
+    gcc_cmd = compiler_flags + gcc_extra_flags
 
     try:
         subprocess.run(gcc_cmd, check=True, text=True)
diff --git a/pwndbg/lib/gcc.py b/pwndbg/lib/gcc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c6546e37..000000000
--- a/pwndbg/lib/gcc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Functions for determining the architecture-dependent path to
-GCC and any flags it should be executed with.
-"""
-
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import glob
-import os
-import platform
-from typing import Any
-from typing import List
-
-import pwnlib
-
-from pwndbg.lib.arch import ArchDefinition
-
-printed_message = False
-
-
-def which(arch: ArchDefinition) -> List[str]:
-    try:
-        gcc = pwnlib.asm.which_binutils("g++")
-    except pwnlib.exception.PwnlibException as _:
-        raise ValueError("Couldn't find g++ for the current architecture.")
-
-    return [gcc] + _flags(arch.name)
-
-
-def _flags(arch_name: str) -> List[str]:
-    if arch_name == "i386":
-        return ["-m32"]
-    if arch_name.endswith("x86-64"):
-        return ["-m64"]
-
-    return []
diff --git a/pwndbg/lib/zig.py b/pwndbg/lib/zig.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30c585a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pwndbg/lib/zig.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os.path
+from typing import Dict
+from typing import List
+from typing import Literal
+from typing import Tuple
+
+from pwndbg.lib.arch import PWNDBG_SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES_TYPE
+from pwndbg.lib.arch import ArchDefinition
+from pwndbg.lib.arch import Platform
+
+# Supported architectures can be obtained using the command: `zig targets`
+_arch_mapping: Dict[Tuple[PWNDBG_SUPPORTED_ARCHITECTURES_TYPE, Literal["little", "big"], int], str] = {
+    ("x86-64", "little", 8): "x86_64",
+    ("i386", "little", 4): "x86",
+    ("mips", "big", 4): "mips",
+    ("mips", "little", 4): "mipsel",
+    ("mips", "big", 8): "mips64",
+    ("mips", "little", 8): "mips64el",
+    ("aarch64", "little", 8): "aarch64",
+    ("aarch64", "big", 8): "aarch64_be",
+    ("arm", "little", 4): "arm",
+    ("arm", "big", 4): "armeb",
+    ("armcm", "little", 4): "thumb",
+    ("armcm", "big", 4): "thumbeb",
+    ("rv32", "little", 4): "riscv32",
+    ("rv64", "little", 8): "riscv64",
+    ("sparc", "big", 4): "sparc",
+    ("sparc", "big", 8): "sparc64",
+    ("powerpc", "big", 4): "powerpc",
+    ("powerpc", "little", 4): "powerpcle",
+    ("powerpc", "big", 8): "powerpc64",
+    ("powerpc", "little", 8): "powerpc64le",
+    ("loongarch64", "little", 8): "loongarch64",
+    ("s390x", "big", 8): "s390x",
+}
+
+def _get_zig_target(arch: ArchDefinition) -> str | None:
+    if arch.platform == Platform.LINUX:
+        # "gnu", "gnuabin32", "gnuabi64", "gnueabi", "gnueabihf",
+        # "gnuf32","gnusf", "gnux32", "gnuilp32",
+        # TODO: support soft/hard float abi?
+        osabi = "linux-gnu"
+    elif arch.platform == Platform.DARWIN:
+        osabi = "macos-none"
+    else:
+        return None
+
+    arch_mapping = _arch_mapping.get((arch.name, arch.endian, arch.ptrsize), None)
+    if arch_mapping is None:
+        return None
+
+    return f"{arch_mapping}-{osabi}"
+
+
+def flags(arch: ArchDefinition) -> List[str] | None:
+    try:
+        import ziglang  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+    except ImportError:
+        raise ValueError("Can't import ziglang")
+
+    zig_target = _get_zig_target(arch)
+    if zig_target is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"Can't find ziglang target for ({(arch.name, arch.endian, arch.ptrsize)})")
+
+    return [
+        os.path.join(os.path.dirname(ziglang.__file__), "zig"),
+        "cc",
+        "-target",
+        zig_target,
+    ]