diff --git a/xdp-tools.spec b/xdp-tools.spec
index 3930d9e..44eeb29 100644
--- a/xdp-tools.spec
+++ b/xdp-tools.spec
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ BuildRequires:    bpftool
 # Always keep xdp-tools and libxdp packages in sync
 Requires:         libxdp = %{version}-%{release}
 
-# find-debuginfo produces empty debugsourcefiles.list
-# disable the debug package to avoid rpmbuild error'ing out because of this
-%global debug_package %{nil}
 %global _hardened_build 1
 
 %description