diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 8be2ee0ff..e8051c101 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ Summary: The Linux kernel
 %define with_up 0
 %define with_pae 0
 %define with_debuginfo 0
+%define with_debug 0
 %define _enable_debug_packages 0
 %endif