diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
index f0f0eb7113c4..7725eef3f65e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/strace/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-gyYlg6NSnwLDUBqouKx3K0y8A9yTTpi6tuSINibig6U=";
   };
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];