diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
index b3536e038f0b..dbf334b06444 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/util-linux/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" "lib" "man" ];
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs tests/run.sh