diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/clang/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/clang/default.nix
index a34746b8e079..d121bfcd7869 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/clang/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/llvm/common/clang/default.nix
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       "python"
     ];
 
+    separateDebugInfo = true;
+
     postInstall =
       ''
         ln -sv $out/bin/clang $out/bin/cpp