diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 118ae0d..c3e6763 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 
 # Uncomment this to turn on verbose mode.
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
+export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS='nostrip debug'
 
 export OFONO_PKG = ofono-sailfish
 
 LIBDIR=usr/lib/$(shell dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)
 
 override_dh_auto_build:
-	dh_auto_build -- LIBDIR=$(LIBDIR) release
+	dh_auto_build -- LIBDIR=$(LIBDIR)
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	dh_auto_install