diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f82dbe8f..bfd64cf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ ifneq ($(GO_BUILD_TAGS),)
 	GO_BUILD_TAGS := -tags "$(GO_BUILD_TAGS)"
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(debug), 1)
+	GO_BUILD_TAGS += -gcflags="all=-N -l"
+endif
+
 IMPORT_PATH    := github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared
 PACKAGE_DIR    := $(CURDIR)/packaging
 PREFIX         := /usr