diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-session/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-session/default.nix
index 43bf56eb1fc8..e595ac8481b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-session/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-session/default.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --suffix XDG_CONFIG_DIRS : "${gnome.gnome-settings-daemon}/etc/xdg"
   '';
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "gnome-session";