diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abd416178..5841ef611 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dep_pbkdf2       = git https://github.com/emqtt/pbkdf2 2.0.1
 dep_lager_syslog = git https://github.com/basho/lager_syslog
 dep_bcrypt       = git https://github.com/smarkets/erlang-bcrypt master
 
+ERLC_OPTS += +debug_info
 ERLC_OPTS += +'{parse_transform, lager_transform}'
 
 NO_AUTOPATCH = cuttlefish