diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cefd8dd..b33eb8c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ daemon:
 	gcc guestfs-inspectd.c -o guestfs-inspectd `pkg-config libguestfs libczmq --cflags --libs`
 
 client:
-	gcc guestfs-inspect.c -o guestfs-inspect `pkg-config libguestfs libczmq --cflags --libs`
+	gcc -g guestfs-inspect.c -o guestfs-inspect `pkg-config libguestfs libczmq --cflags --libs`
 
 build: daemon client