diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
index 7b02ff9deadb..dacf104c34a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pa/passt/package.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-eYIgAj8BtCZ9OxG8/IDaUvFCtB+1ROU0UHf6sbaVUEY=";
   };
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace-fail \
       'PAGE_SIZE=$(shell getconf PAGE_SIZE)' \