diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index b3031127d9a..f0e92c7f74f 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ set_compiler_property(PROPERTY freestanding -ffreestanding)
 # Flag to enable debugging
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY debug -g)
 
+# GCC 11 by default emits DWARF version 5 which cannot be parsed by
+# pyelftools. Can be removed once pyelftools supports v5.
+check_set_compiler_property(APPEND PROPERTY debug -gdwarf-4)
+
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_common -fno-common)
 
 # GCC compiler flags for imacros. The specific header must be appended by user.