diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 042ab99..29ddb77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ all:$(KERNEL)
 kernel.elf: $(cobj) $(gasmobj) font_psf.o $(LDSCRIPT)
 	$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(gasmobj) $(cobj) font_psf.o -T$(LDSCRIPT) -Map kernel.map
 
-$(KERNEL): kernel.elf
-	$(CROSS)objcopy -O binary $< $@
+$(KERNEL) kernel.sym &: kernel.elf
+	$(CROSS)objcopy -O binary $< $(KERNEL)
+	$(CROSS)objcopy --only-keep-debug $< kernel.sym
 
 font_psf.o: font.psf
 	$(LD) -r -b binary -o font_psf.o font.psf
diff --git a/debug.gdb b/debug.gdb
index d63e10d..5d0d009 100644
--- a/debug.gdb
+++ b/debug.gdb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-#add-symbol-file kernel.map
+add-symbol-file kernel.sym
 file kernel.elf
 target remote | qemu-system-aarch64 -machine raspi3b  -S -gdb stdio -kernel kernel.bin