diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index d2baffc95e..342d841087 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ endif
 # Commands
 #
 
-UCLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_ABI)
+UCLIBC_EXTRA_CFLAGS = $(TARGET_ABI) $(TARGET_DEBUGGING)
 
 # uClibc-ng does not build with LTO, so explicitly disable it
 # when using a compiler that may have support for LTO