diff --git a/hack/lib/golang.sh b/hack/lib/golang.sh
index dc5b5557571..050f3d9388a 100755
--- a/hack/lib/golang.sh
+++ b/hack/lib/golang.sh
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ kube::golang::build_binaries() {
     gogcflags="all=-trimpath=${trimroot} ${GOGCFLAGS:-}"
     if [[ "${DBG:-}" == 1 ]]; then
         # Debugging - disable optimizations and inlining and trimPath
-        gogcflags="${GOGCFLAGS:-} -N -l"
+        gogcflags="${GOGCFLAGS:-} all=-N -l"
         goasmflags=""
     fi