diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ge/geoclue2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ge/geoclue2/package.nix
index 95fb94098f4c..354321b2a9d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ge/geoclue2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ge/geoclue2/package.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./add-option-for-installation-sysconfdir.patch
   ];
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     intltool