diff --git a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
index 7f975b20b20c..42a97c59200f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig.debug
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ config CMDLINE_OVERRIDE
 config SB1XXX_CORELIS
 	bool "Corelis Debugger"
 	depends on SIBYTE_SB1xxx_SOC
-	select DEBUG_INFO
+	select DEBUG_INFO if !COMPILE_TEST
 	help
 	  Select compile flags that produce code that can be processed by the
 	  Corelis mksym utility and UDB Emulator.