diff --git a/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/Cargo.toml b/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/Cargo.toml
index 9752d0f..c8f76da 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/system/components/DebugConsole/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ resolver = "2"
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
 debug = true
-lto = "fat"
+# TODO(b/223253186): workaround gdb DIE errors
+lto = false
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/apps/system/components/MlCoordinator/Cargo.toml b/apps/system/components/MlCoordinator/Cargo.toml
index 888b05c..d75d49a 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/MlCoordinator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/system/components/MlCoordinator/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ resolver = "2"
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
 debug = true
-lto = "fat"
+# TODO(b/223253186): workaround gdb DIE errors
+lto = false
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/apps/system/components/ProcessManager/Cargo.toml b/apps/system/components/ProcessManager/Cargo.toml
index da48d85..cd1ac00 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/ProcessManager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/system/components/ProcessManager/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ resolver = "2"
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
 debug = true
-lto = "fat"
+# TODO(b/223253186): workaround gdb DIE errors
+lto = false
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/apps/system/components/SecurityCoordinator/Cargo.toml b/apps/system/components/SecurityCoordinator/Cargo.toml
index 8911ac7..98f9bac 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/SecurityCoordinator/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/system/components/SecurityCoordinator/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ resolver = "2"
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
 debug = true
-lto = "fat"
+# TODO(b/223253186): workaround gdb DIE errors
+lto = false
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [profile.release]
diff --git a/apps/system/components/StorageManager/Cargo.toml b/apps/system/components/StorageManager/Cargo.toml
index 095342a..0b66971 100644
--- a/apps/system/components/StorageManager/Cargo.toml
+++ b/apps/system/components/StorageManager/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ resolver = "2"
 [profile.dev]
 opt-level = 0
 debug = true
-lto = "fat"
+# TODO(b/223253186): workaround gdb DIE errors
+lto = false
 codegen-units = 1
 
 [profile.release]