diff --git a/eclass/flag-o-matic.eclass b/eclass/flag-o-matic.eclass
index d14221624d6db..14b84fbdbebeb 100644
--- a/eclass/flag-o-matic.eclass
+++ b/eclass/flag-o-matic.eclass
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ setup-allowed-flags() {
 		'-fstack-protector*' '-fsanitize*' '-fstack-check*' -fno-stack-check
 		-fbounds-check -fbounds-checking -fno-strict-overflow
 		-fno-PIE -fno-pie -nopie -no-pie -fno-unit-at-a-time
-		-g '-g[0-9]' -ggdb '-ggdb[0-9]' '-gdwarf-*' gstabs -gstabs+
+		-g '-g[0-9]' -ggdb '-ggdb[0-9]' '-gdwarf-*' gstabs -gstabs+ -gz
 		-fno-ident -fpermissive -frecord-gcc-switches
 		'-fdiagnostics*' '-fplugin*'
 		'-W*' -w