diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 68f6afd578e2ca2666db56ce60b4f828217bc8b8..655c1a97fd49ac34bd151050ac4e4e77d29df6ff 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -1995,6 +1995,7 @@ fi
 # if we want build debug package
 if [ -n "$DEBUG" ] || subpackage_types_has "dbg"; then
 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -g"
+	CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -g"
 	options="$options !strip"
 fi