diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/c2000.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/c2000.py
index 00c5e3a3e..ab0278ed4 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/c2000.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/c2000.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ c2000_optimization_args = {
 
 c2000_debug_args = {
     False: [],
-    True: []
+    True: ['-g']
 }  # type: T.Dict[bool, T.List[str]]