diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/control b/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/control
index ab826eb43..0d83770c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/control
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/control
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Conflicts: kamailio-dbg, kamailio-regex-modules
 Suggests: kamailio-berkeley-modules,
           kamailio-carrierroute-modules,
           kamailio-cpl-modules,
+          kamailio-dbg,
           kamailio-ldap-modules,
           kamailio-lua-modules,
           kamailio-mysql-modules,
@@ -76,6 +77,18 @@ Description: very fast and configurable SIP proxy
  This package contains the main Kamailio binary along with the principal modules
  and support binaries.
 
+
+Package: kamailio-dbg
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${shlibs:Depends}, kamailio (= ${binary:Version})
+Description: Debugging symbols for Kamailio SIP proxy
+ Kamailio is a very fast and flexible SIP (RFC3261)
+ proxy server. Written entirely in C, Kamailio can handle thousands calls
+ per second even on low-budget hardware.
+ .
+ This package provides gdb debugging symbols  for Kamailio
+
+
 Package: kamailio-mysql-modules
 Architecture: any
 Depends: kamailio (= ${binary:Version}), mysql-client, ${shlibs:Depends}
diff --git a/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/rules b/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/rules
index bc8372c0d..8c016b0c4 100755
--- a/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/rules
+++ b/pkg/kamailio/deb/squeeze/rules
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # export DH_COMPAT=4
 #  -- already set in compat
 #  force no striping (always include debug symbols for now)
-export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS:="$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS) nostrip"
+export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS:="$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS) debug"
 
 # modules not in the "main" kamailio package
 EXCLUDED_MODULES= purple
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ binary-common:
 #	dh_undocumented
 	dh_installchangelogs ChangeLog 
 	dh_link
-	dh_strip
+	dh_strip --dbg-package=kamailio-dbg
 	dh_compress 
 	dh_fixperms
 	dh_makeshlibs