diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
index a8cea4638069..d8f2e3bd5599 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0l0m48lnmdlmnaxn2021qi5cj366d9fzfjxkqgcj9bs14pxbgaw4";
   };
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [ libpng ];