diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index 09d4870f2..414ff9c02 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ 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
 
 # Want to build a vanilla kernel build without any non-upstream patches?
 %define with_vanilla %{?_with_vanilla: 1} %{?!_with_vanilla: 0}
@@ -2190,6 +2190,9 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
+* Mon Dec 18 2017 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com>
+- Disable debugging options.
+
 * Fri Dec 15 2017 Laura Abbott <labbott@redhat.com> - 4.15.0-0.rc3.git4.1
 - Linux v4.15-rc3-86-g032b4cc8ff84