diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9878b1f..6aba14d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -102,7 +102,11 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGING_INSTALL_PREFIX /usr)
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_NAME ${PROJECT_NAME})
 set(CPACK_PROJECT_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_FILE_NAME DEB-DEFAULT)
-set (CPACK_STRIP_FILES true)
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
+    set (CPACK_STRIP_FILES false)
+else()
+    set (CPACK_STRIP_FILES true)
+endif()
 
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SIGN_ALGORITHM "detached")
 set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SIGN_TYPE "origin")