gdb/gdbserver breaks execution in shared library routines

I'm using gdb/gdbserver to debug a program that uses Linux shared libraries.
If I use the gdb "next" command, and this command causes program execution
to pass through a shared library, then gdb will break execution.  This is
very inconvenient!  I don't have source for the shared libraries, anyway.
Right after I type the "next" command, I have to type the "finish" command.

Details:

I compiled gdbserver to run on MIPSel platform.  I downloaded the latest
version of gdb and compiled gdbserver from that distribution.  The program
being debugged runs on an embedded MIPSel platform, along with gdb.

I compiled gdb itself on an X86/Linux platform.  I compiled it to understand
MIPSel architecture.  Again, I compiled from the lastest gdb sources.  The
"show version" command yields
     This GDB was configured as
"--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=mipsel-broadcom-linux"

Is there a work-around for this?  I don't want gdb to break program
execution whenever it executes code in a shared library.

D.A.