diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 19ed979a6..7239c44e7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -691,9 +691,9 @@ if (CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC OR CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCXX OR COMPILER_IS_CLANG)
 
 	# always warn all and generate debug info
 	if (UNIX AND NOT LWS_PLAT_FREERTOS)
-		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-g -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} -Wundef ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ASAN_FLAGS}" )
+		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare -Wstrict-aliasing ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} -Wundef ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${ASAN_FLAGS}" )
 	else()
-		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-g -Wall -Wsign-compare ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
+		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-Wall -Wsign-compare ${VISIBILITY_FLAG} ${GCOV_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" )
 	endif()
 
 	if ("${DISABLE_WERROR}" STREQUAL "OFF")