diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kio/default.nix
index e0913a16a1f9..44dba8d054ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kio/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ mkDerivation {
     kded
   ];
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
   patches = [
     ./0001-Remove-impure-smbd-search-path.patch