diff --git a/nim.cfg b/nim.cfg
index 2f5e6151d..635072488 100644
--- a/nim.cfg
+++ b/nim.cfg
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 --excessiveStackTrace:on
 # enable metric collection
 -d:metrics
-# add debugging symbols and original files and line numbers
---debugger:native
+@if not macosx:
+  # add debugging symbols and original files and line numbers
+  --debugger:native
+@end