diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep-all/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep-all/default.nix
index d65c399d5ce8..a44316517dc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep-all/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/ripgrep-all/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ in rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     };
   };
 
+  # override debug=true set in Cargo.toml upstream
+  RUSTFLAGS = "-C debuginfo=none";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper poppler_utils ];
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin Security;