diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index de86d14a..7b02c86b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>)
 set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIGURATION>)
 # link time optimization
 set(CMAKE_INTERPROCEDURAL_OPTIMIZATION_RELEASE TRUE CACHE INTERNAL "")	# only enable on release
+set(CMAKE_XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT "dwarf-with-dsym" CACHE INTERNAL "")	# don't embed symbols in the binaries themselves
 
 if(MSVC)
   add_definitions(/MP)