diff --git a/src/librustc/session/config.rs b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
index 83734c926ee..a5fa6c845bb 100644
--- a/src/librustc/session/config.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/session/config.rs
@@ -881,8 +881,6 @@ options! {CodegenOptions, CodegenSetter, basic_codegen_options,
         "disable the use of the redzone"),
     relocation_model: Option<String> = (None, parse_opt_string, [TRACKED],
          "choose the relocation model to use (rustc --print relocation-models for details)"),
-    relro_level: Option<RelroLevel> = (None, parse_relro_level, [TRACKED],
-        "choose which RELRO level to use"),
     code_model: Option<String> = (None, parse_opt_string, [TRACKED],
          "choose the code model to use (rustc --print code-models for details)"),
     metadata: Vec<String> = (Vec::new(), parse_list, [TRACKED],
@@ -1057,6 +1055,8 @@ options! {DebuggingOptions, DebuggingSetter, basic_debugging_options,
         "extra arguments to prepend to the linker invocation (space separated)"),
     profile: bool = (false, parse_bool, [TRACKED],
                      "insert profiling code"),
+    relro_level: Option<RelroLevel> = (None, parse_relro_level, [TRACKED],
+        "choose which RELRO level to use"),
 }
 
 pub fn default_lib_output() -> CrateType {
@@ -2450,10 +2450,6 @@ mod tests {
         opts.cg.relocation_model = Some(String::from("relocation model"));
         assert!(reference.dep_tracking_hash() != opts.dep_tracking_hash());
 
-        opts = reference.clone();
-        opts.cg.relro_level = Some(RelroLevel::Full);
-        assert!(reference.dep_tracking_hash() != opts.dep_tracking_hash());
-
         opts = reference.clone();
         opts.cg.code_model = Some(String::from("code model"));
         assert!(reference.dep_tracking_hash() != opts.dep_tracking_hash());
@@ -2602,5 +2598,9 @@ mod tests {
         opts = reference.clone();
         opts.debugging_opts.mir_opt_level = 3;
         assert!(reference.dep_tracking_hash() != opts.dep_tracking_hash());
+
+        opts = reference.clone();
+        opts.debugging_opts.relro_level = Some(RelroLevel::Full);
+        assert!(reference.dep_tracking_hash() != opts.dep_tracking_hash());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
index e4ef0c73c53..40f3e010928 100644
--- a/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_trans/back/link.rs
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ fn link_args(cmd: &mut Linker,
         }
     }
 
-    let relro_level = match sess.opts.cg.relro_level {
+    let relro_level = match sess.opts.debugging_opts.relro_level {
         Some(level) => level,
         None => t.options.relro_level,
     };