diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
index a6f0cee7d7db..40d40d742463 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/core/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "dev"
   ];
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   src = let
     inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
   in fetchurl {