diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/uClibc/install b/packages/toolchain/devel/uClibc/install
index d376f80670..540ffa18df 100755
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/uClibc/install
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/uClibc/install
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 # needed by dbus-glib
     cp $PKG_BUILD/lib/libnsl.so.0 $INSTALL/lib
 
-    [ "$DEBUG" = yes ] && cp $PKG_BUILD/lib/libthread_db.so.1 $INSTALL/lib
+    [ "$DEVTOOLS" = yes ] && cp $PKG_BUILD/lib/libthread_db.so.1 $INSTALL/lib
     [ "$NETWORK" = yes ] && cp $PKG_BUILD/lib/libcrypt.so.0 $INSTALL/lib
     [ "$NETWORK" = yes ] && cp $PKG_BUILD/lib/libresolv.so.0 $INSTALL/lib