diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.py b/.github/workflows/ci.py
index 205781cfe..ed7f0173a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.py
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def build_kitty():
     python = shutil.which('python3') if is_bundle else sys.executable
     cmd = f'{python} setup.py build --verbose'
     if is_macos:
-        cmd += ' --build-dSYM'
+        cmd += ' --debug'  # for better crash report to debug SIGILL issue
     if os.environ.get('KITTY_SANITIZE') == '1':
         cmd += ' --debug --sanitize'
     run(cmd)