diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.debug b/scripts/Makefile.debug
index 9f39b0130551..26d6a9d97a20 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.debug
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.debug
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-DEBUG_CFLAGS	:=
+DEBUG_CFLAGS	:= -g
 
 ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT
 DEBUG_CFLAGS	+= -gsplit-dwarf
-else
-DEBUG_CFLAGS	+= -g
 endif
 
 ifndef CONFIG_AS_IS_LLVM