diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpicker/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpicker/package.nix
index 006aa5d9472b..c427bd3cfb20 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpicker/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprpicker/package.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ gcc15Stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-ABumeksE8Bvtdb6g4vJ2jA9BLlYHnXU86VAuKJhBPoY=";
   };
 
-  cmakeBuildType = if debug then "Debug" else "Release";
+  cmakeBuildType = if debug then "Debug" else "RelWithDebInfo";
+
+  dontStrip = debug;
+  separateDebugInfo = !debug;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake