diff --git a/src/linker.cpp b/src/linker.cpp
index 12f016cea..76c795989 100644
--- a/src/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/linker.cpp
@@ -980,6 +980,10 @@ try_cross_linking:;
 				link_command_line = gb_string_appendc(link_command_line, " -flto=thin");
 				link_command_line = gb_string_append_fmt(link_command_line, " -flto-jobs=%d ", build_context.thread_count);
 
+				if (build_context.ODIN_DEBUG) {
+					link_command_line = gb_string_appendc(link_command_line, " -g ");
+				}
+
 				if (is_osx && !build_context.minimum_os_version_string_given) {
 					link_command_line = gb_string_appendc(link_command_line, " -Wno-override-module ");
 				}