diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 0bc01ee00..a8b3f998e 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 # Set debugbuildsenabled to 1 for production (build separate debug kernels)
 #  and 0 for rawhide (all kernels are debug kernels).
 # See also 'make debug' and 'make release'.
-%define debugbuildsenabled 0
+%define debugbuildsenabled 1
 
 %if %{with_verbose}
 %define make_opts V=1
@@ -1843,6 +1843,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 25 2018 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+- Disable debugging options.
+
 * Mon Jun 25 2018 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson@fedoraproject.org>
 - Disable BFP JIT on ARMv7 as it's currently broken
 - Remove forced console on aarch64, legacy config (rhbz 1594402)