diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index d4bb7e4de58d41087b3ad234dcde80821c678043..922d3216c47384f8635dd845f4721a560cac665a 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 # golang/1.19 compresses debug symbols itself.
 # LP: #2002369
 override_dh_dwz:
+
+# disable debug symbol stripping since we use a release binary already
+.PHONY: override_dh_strip 
+override_dh_strip: