diff --git a/fs/xfs/Makefile b/fs/xfs/Makefile
index 4f95df476181903ab2615e7b18df1b7f3e957c54..ff94fb90a2ee5ed9979310e331e80a97e8709830 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/xfs/Makefile
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 ccflags-y += -I $(srctree)/$(src)		# needed for trace events
 ccflags-y += -I $(srctree)/$(src)/libxfs
 
-ccflags-$(CONFIG_XFS_DEBUG) += -g
-
 obj-$(CONFIG_XFS_FS)		+= xfs.o
 
 # this one should be compiled first, as the tracing macros can easily blow up