diff --git a/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-mac.conf b/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-mac.conf
index cb1e17bc90..43fa49c209 100644
--- a/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-mac.conf
+++ b/mkspecs/common/gcc-base-mac.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_WARN_ON  = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_WARN_ON
 QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_WARN_OFF = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_WARN_OFF
 QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_DEBUG    = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_DEBUG
 QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_RELEASE  = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE
+QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO
 QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_HIDESYMS = $$QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_HIDESYMS
 
 QMAKE_LFLAGS           += -headerpad_max_install_names
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf b/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
index 085527f28d..e967399258 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/default_post.prf
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ force_debug_info|debug: \
 force_debug_info {
     QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = $$QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE = $$QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO
+    QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_RELEASE = $$QMAKE_OBJECTIVE_CFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO
     QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE = $$QMAKE_LFLAGS_RELEASE_WITH_DEBUGINFO
 }