diff --git a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
index 61b3cd010c763..951a31a71ba96 100644
--- a/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
+++ b/Tools/ardupilotwaf/boards.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ def configure_env(self, cfg, env):
 
         if cfg.env.DEBUG:
             env.CFLAGS += [
-                '-g3',
+                '-g',
                 '-O0',
             ]
             env.DEFINES.update(
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ def configure_env(self, cfg, env):
             )
         elif cfg.options.debug_symbols:
             env.CFLAGS += [
-                '-g3',
+                '-g',
             ]
         if cfg.env.COVERAGE:
             env.CFLAGS += [