diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
index 4f324d6988da..6192c86efad2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sw/swayfx-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-TZNN5pQhH/10DfntCfGHL1kuAceLMYbxwa4RFq7OmrQ=";
   };
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   patches = [
     ./load-configuration-from-etc.patch