diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
index 8debc642b457..79c118a200c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/cgit/default.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  stripDebugList = [ "cgit" ];
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/";
     repositories.git = "git://git.zx2c4.com/cgit";