diff --git a/aliphysics.sh b/aliphysics.sh
index 5c02db47cc..35c1ec9964 100644
--- a/aliphysics.sh
+++ b/aliphysics.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ if [[ ! $CMAKE_GENERATOR && $DISABLE_NINJA != 1 && $DEVEL_SOURCES != $SOURCEDIR
 fi
 
 cmake "$SOURCEDIR"                                                 \
-      -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="-Wno-error"                \
+      -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="-Wno-error -g"             \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$INSTALLROOT"                        \
       -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON                           \
       -DROOTSYS="$ROOT_ROOT"                                       \
diff --git a/aliroot.sh b/aliroot.sh
index 84988bfcb2..7dee4186fe 100644
--- a/aliroot.sh
+++ b/aliroot.sh
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ if [[ ! $CMAKE_GENERATOR && $DISABLE_NINJA != 1 && $DEVEL_SOURCES != $SOURCEDIR
 fi
 
 cmake $SOURCEDIR                                                     \
-      -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="-Wno-error"                  \
+      -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO="-Wno-error -g"               \
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="$INSTALLROOT"                          \
       -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=ON                             \
       -DCMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER=gfortran                              \