diff --git a/polkadot/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
index beda86e5ef..b46812cc1d 100644
--- a/polkadot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/Cargo.toml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ lto = true
 
 [profile.testnet]
 inherits = "release"
-debug = true # debug symbols are useful for profilers
+debug = 1 # debug symbols are useful for profilers
 debug-assertions = true
 overflow-checks = true