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diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index e722e9d62221..083b23d211d6 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -628,6 +628,19 @@ config DEBUG_INFO
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
+config DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED
+	bool "Reduce debugging information"
+	depends on DEBUG_INFO
+	help
+	  If you say Y here gcc is instructed to generate less debugging
+	  information for structure types. This means that tools that
+	  need full debugging information (like kgdb or systemtap) won't
+	  be happy. But if you merely need debugging information to
+	  resolve line numbers there is no loss. Advantage is that
+	  build directory object sizes shrink dramatically over a full
+	  DEBUG_INFO build and compile times are reduced too.
+	  Only works with newer gcc versions.
+
 config DEBUG_VM
 	bool "Debug VM"
 	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL