diff --git a/gnu/packages/qt.scm b/gnu/packages/qt.scm
index 949d56d87b..ee903ecae9 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/qt.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/qt.scm
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ (define-public qtbase
                                   "zlib"))
                   #t)))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (outputs '("out" "debug"))
     (propagated-inputs
      `(("mesa" ,mesa)
        ;; Use which the package, not the function
@@ -474,6 +475,9 @@ (define-public qtbase
                  "-opensource"
                  "-confirm-license"
 
+                 ;; Later stripped into the :debug output.
+                 "-force-debug-info"
+
                  ;; These features require higher versions of Linux than the
                  ;; minimum version of the glibc.  See
                  ;; src/corelib/global/minimum-linux_p.h.  By disabling these