diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
index 41806d2b752b..3c8b3c9eb656 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/elixir/generic-builder.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ assert versionAtLeast (getVersion erlang) minimumOTPVersion;
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
   name = "${baseName}-${version}";
 
-  inherit src version;
+  inherit src version debugInfo;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ erlang ];
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook.sh;
 
-  inherit debugInfo;
-
   buildFlags = optional debugInfo "ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS=debug_info";
 
   preBuild = ''