diff --git a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/testing/build.properties b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/testing/build.properties
index 185846fffae..c003eb3dd39 100644
--- a/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/testing/build.properties
+++ b/releng/org.eclipse.cdt.releng/testing/build.properties
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ zipargs=
 #bootclasspath=d:/ibm1.3.1/jre/lib/rt.jar
 
 # Whether or not to include debug info in the output jars
-javacDebugInfo=on 
+javacDebugInfo=true 
 
 # Whether or not to fail the build if there are compiler errors
 javacfailonerror=true