diff --git a/src/Compilation/Config.zig b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
index b18cd4dd08..cc59386a1a 100644
--- a/src/Compilation/Config.zig
+++ b/src/Compilation/Config.zig
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ pub fn resolve(options: Options) ResolveError!Config {
 
     const debug_format: DebugFormat = b: {
         if (root_strip and !options.any_non_stripped) break :b .strip;
+        if (options.debug_format) |x| break :b x;
         break :b switch (target.ofmt) {
             .elf, .goff, .macho, .wasm, .xcoff => .{ .dwarf = .@"32" },
             .coff => .code_view,