diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
index 6bfb80d3a17..037fd198fef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-sdk-cpp/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # FIXME: might be nice to put different APIs in different outputs
   # (e.g. libaws-cpp-sdk-s3.so in output "s3").
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
-  separateDebugInfo = stdenv.isLinux;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake curl ];