diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
index b1d4bf5ed9c2..c0b3cfda74cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpaper/package.nix
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ gcc15Stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   doInstallCheck = true;
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
 
+  cmakeBuildType = "RelWithDebInfo";
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
   meta = {
     inherit (finalAttrs.src.meta) homepage;
     description = "Blazing fast wayland wallpaper utility";