diff --git a/dpdkbuild/Makefile b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
index d7da8e906..d6660f1f9 100644
--- a/dpdkbuild/Makefile
+++ b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ DPDK_CFLAGS = -fPIC
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG),y)
-DPDK_CFLAGS += -O0
+DPDK_CFLAGS += -O0 -g
 endif
 
 $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/dpdk/build: