diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index d8d8e179..f5f61037 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ VERSION?= $(LIBVER)
 
 CPPFLAGS+= -I. -I./common -DXXH_NAMESPACE=ZSTD_
 CFLAGS  ?= -O3
-DEBUGFLAGS = -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
+DEBUGFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
            -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wswitch-enum -Wdeclaration-after-statement \
            -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wformat-security
 CFLAGS  += $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(MOREFLAGS)
diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index 0c920a87..bb40253b 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ CPPFLAGS+= -I$(ZSTDDIR) -I$(ZSTDDIR)/common -I$(ZSTDDIR)/compress \
            -I$(ZSTDDIR)/dictBuilder \
            -DXXH_NAMESPACE=ZSTD_   # because xxhash.o already compiled with this macro from library
 CFLAGS  ?= -O3
-DEBUGFLAGS = -g -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
+DEBUGFLAGS = -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-qual -Wcast-align -Wshadow \
           -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wswitch-enum -Wdeclaration-after-statement \
           -Wstrict-prototypes -Wundef -Wpointer-arith -Wformat-security
 CFLAGS  += $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(MOREFLAGS)