diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index bf31e452..4375650c 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ PREFIX=/usr
 
 %:
 	dh $@ 
+
+override_dh_strip:
+	dh_strip --dbg-package=i2pd-dbg