diff --git a/mbgl.gypi b/mbgl.gypi
index 48eb15d93..47299a0ae 100644
--- a/mbgl.gypi
+++ b/mbgl.gypi
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
         'conditions': [
           ['OS=="mac"', {
             'xcode_settings': {
+              'DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT': 'dwarf',
               'GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL': '0',
               'GCC_GENERATE_DEBUGGING_SYMBOLS': 'YES',
               'GCC_INLINES_ARE_PRIVATE_EXTERN': 'YES',