diff --git a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
index b8ccee2cc8..67826824f5 100644
--- a/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/package/uclibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ define UCLIBC_X86_TYPE_CONFIG
 endef
 endif
 
+#
+# Debug
+#
+ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),y)
+define UCLIBC_DEBUG_CONFIG
+	$(call KCONFIG_ENABLE_OPT,DODEBUG,$(@D)/.config)
+endef
+endif
+
 #
 # Endianness
 #
@@ -394,6 +403,7 @@ define UCLIBC_KCONFIG_FIXUP_CMDS
 	$(UCLIBC_SPARC_TYPE_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_POWERPC_TYPE_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_X86_TYPE_CONFIG)
+	$(UCLIBC_DEBUG_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_ENDIAN_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_LARGEFILE_CONFIG)
 	$(UCLIBC_IPV6_CONFIG)