diff --git a/poky/meta/classes/cross.bbclass b/poky/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
index 34d7951..f832561 100644
--- a/poky/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
+++ b/poky/meta/classes/cross.bbclass
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 HOST_LD_ARCH = "${BUILD_LD_ARCH}"
 HOST_AS_ARCH = "${BUILD_AS_ARCH}"
 
+# No strip sysroot when DEBUG_BUILD is enabled
+INHIBIT_SYSROOT_STRIP ?= "${@oe.utils.vartrue('DEBUG_BUILD', '1', '', d)}"
+
 export lt_cv_sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec = "${libdir} ${base_libdir} /lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64"
 
 STAGING_DIR_HOST = "${RECIPE_SYSROOT_NATIVE}"