diff --git a/lib/Makefile.mk b/lib/Makefile.mk
index ebf88547c0..bee76116de 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.mk
+++ b/lib/Makefile.mk
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ endif
 ### Optional features
 
 ifneq ($(findstring -debug,$(CFG)),)
+  CFLAGS += -g
   CPPFLAGS += -DDEBUGBUILD
-  LDFLAGS += -g
 else
   CPPFLAGS += -DNDEBUG
 endif