diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index e6dc432fbb..a5a4a4ac24 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="Kodi Media Center (which was formerly named Xbox Media Center or X
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-DEBUG="yes"
-
 # configure GPU drivers and dependencies:
   get_graphicdrivers