diff --git a/srcpkgs/webkit-gtk3/template b/srcpkgs/webkit-gtk3/template
index c6bb9ec0f8..ce900ea2cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/webkit-gtk3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/webkit-gtk3/template
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ long_desc="
 
  This is the GTK3+ port of the engine."
 
+# Disable dbg pkgs; too huge for little gain.
+disable_debug=yes
+
 do_configure() {
 	local args="--enable-jit --with-font-backend=freetype \
 		--enable-introspection --disable-webkit2 \