diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
index e6c8b301c0b0..f45aae9953a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/cpython/default.nix
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ in with passthru; stdenv.mkDerivation {
     pythonForBuild buildPackages.bash
   ];
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   inherit passthru;
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;