diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
index b720f150c653..38fe348f0c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-6/qtModule.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (args // {
   moveToDev = false;
 
   outputs = args.outputs or [ "out" "dev" ];
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   dontWrapQtApps = args.dontWrapQtApps or true;
 }) // {