diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
index 930cdd79b732..e03b223f126b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/base/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   src = let
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
   in fetchurl {