diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index b8a017adcf42..9e21955808f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./busybox-in-store.patch
   ] ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) ./clang-cross.patch;
 
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   postPatch = "patchShebangs .";
 
   configurePhase = ''
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     makeFlagsArray+=("CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc -isystem ${musl.dev}/include -B${musl}/lib -L${musl}/lib")
   '';
 
+  makeFlags = [ "SKIP_STRIP=y" ];
+
   postInstall = ''
     sed -e '
     1 a busybox() { '$out'/bin/busybox "$@"; }\