diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprwire/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprwire/package.nix
index 917ec60083d6..c90a2f0c1e62 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprwire/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprwire/package.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ gcc15Stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     pugixml
   ];
 
+  cmakeBuildType = "RelWithDebInfo";
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   meta = {
     inherit (finalAttrs.src.meta) homepage;
     description = "A fast and consistent wire protocol for IPC ";