diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.6/default.nix
index a7233693a6b..0d8f534e286 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc-4.6/default.nix
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ in
 assert gtk != null -> (filter (x: x == null) xlibs) == [];
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation ({
-  name = "${name}-${version}" + crossNameAddon;
+  name = "${name}${if stripped then "" else "-debug"}-${version}" + crossNameAddon;
 
   builder = ./builder.sh;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6c8e6a70323..96e22017bfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1747,6 +1747,19 @@ let
     profiledCompiler = if stdenv.system == "armv5tel-linux" then false else true;
   }));
 
+  # A non-stripped version of GCC.
+  gcc46_debug = lowPrio (wrapGCC (callPackage ../development/compilers/gcc-4.6 {
+    stripped = false;
+
+    inherit noSysDirs;
+    cross = null;
+    libcCross = null;
+    binutilsCross = null;
+
+    ppl = ppl0_11;
+    cloogppl = null;
+  }));
+
   gccApple =
     wrapGCC ( (if stdenv.system == "i686-darwin" then import ../development/compilers/gcc-apple else import ../development/compilers/gcc-apple64) {
       inherit fetchurl stdenv noSysDirs;