diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
index a809eda31c0d..cb5fe9e4fbd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/dbus/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "lib" "doc" "man" ];
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   strictDeps = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [