diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 6ec5abeb4..f7a791b8d 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
@@ -1839,6 +1839,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Mon Jun 18 2018 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+- Disable debugging options.
+
 * Fri Jun 15 2018 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> - 4.18.0-0.rc0.git10.1
 - Linux v4.17-12074-g4c5e8fc62d6a