diff --git a/package/Makefile.in b/package/Makefile.in
index f4028bc67c..86db62ba5b 100644
--- a/package/Makefile.in
+++ b/package/Makefile.in
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_OPTIMIZE_FAST),y)
 TARGET_OPTIMIZATION = -Ofast
 endif
+ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),)
+TARGET_DEBUGGING = -g0
+endif
 ifeq ($(BR2_DEBUG_1),y)
 TARGET_DEBUGGING = -g1
 endif