diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7082fd..6cde460 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ include config.mk
 
 # flags for compiling
 DWLCPPFLAGS = -I. -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(XWAYLAND)
-DWLDEVCFLAGS = -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wshadow -Wunused-macros\
+DWLDEVCFLAGS = -g -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare -Wshadow -Wunused-macros\
 	-Werror=strict-prototypes -Werror=implicit -Werror=return-type -Werror=incompatible-pointer-types
 
 # CFLAGS / LDFLAGS