diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
index e616345b2a9c..13c7ccc30285 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/3.x.nix
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   # HSTS tests fail.
   doCheck = false;
-  separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs libsoup/
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
index a0df67c8c999..eb99010fb85d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libsoup/default.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-lpthread";
 
   doCheck = false; # ERROR:../tests/socket-test.c:37:do_unconnected_socket_test: assertion failed (res == SOUP_STATUS_OK): (2 == 200)
-  separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   postPatch = ''
     # fixes finding vapigen when cross-compiling