diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index d9b67863f..0a8beb7f1 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
@@ -1841,6 +1841,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Mon Jul 02 2018 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+- Disable debugging options.
+
 * Fri Jun 29 2018 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> - 4.18.0-0.rc2.git4.1
 - Linux v4.18-rc2-207-gcd993fc4316d