diff --git a/simd/CMakeLists.txt b/simd/CMakeLists.txt
index e8d63eb4..a8821884 100755
--- a/simd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/simd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ if(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_OBJECT_FORMAT MATCHES "macho*")
   set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS "${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS} -DMACHO")
 elseif(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_OBJECT_FORMAT MATCHES "elf*")
   set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS "${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS} -DELF")
+  set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_DEBUG_FORMAT "dwarf2")
 endif()
 if(CPU_TYPE STREQUAL "x86_64")
   if(WIN32 OR CYGWIN)
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_ASM_NASM_OBJECT_FORMAT)
   return()
 endif()
 
+get_filename_component(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER_TYPE
+  "${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER}" NAME_WE)
+if(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_COMPILER_TYPE MATCHES "yasm")
+  foreach(var CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS_DEBUG CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO)
+    if(${var} STREQUAL "-g")
+      if(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_DEBUG_FORMAT)
+        set_property(CACHE ${var} PROPERTY VALUE "-g ${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_DEBUG_FORMAT}")
+      else()
+        set_property(CACHE ${var} PROPERTY VALUE "")
+      endif()
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+endif()
+
 if(NOT WIN32 AND (CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE OR ENABLE_SHARED))
   set(CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS "${CMAKE_ASM_NASM_FLAGS} -DPIC")
 endif()