diff --git a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index bc3f37b2fc5..1921d97dc52 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -162,12 +162,14 @@ check_set_compiler_property(APPEND PROPERTY hosted -fno-freestanding)
 # gcc flag for a freestandingapplication
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY freestanding -ffreestanding)
 
-# Flag to enable debugging
-set_compiler_property(PROPERTY debug -g)
+if(NOT DEFINED GCC_NO_G_FLAG)
+  # 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)
+  # 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)
+endif()
 
 set_compiler_property(PROPERTY no_common -fno-common)
 
diff --git a/cmake/compiler/xcc/compiler_flags.cmake b/cmake/compiler/xcc/compiler_flags.cmake
index a6205bbf546..6642eac2a6a 100644
--- a/cmake/compiler/xcc/compiler_flags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/compiler/xcc/compiler_flags.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # No special flags are needed for xcc.
 # Only select whether gcc or clang flags should be inherited.
 if(CC STREQUAL "clang")
+  if($ENV{XCC_NO_G_FLAG})
+    set(GCC_NO_G_FLAG 1)
+  endif()
+
   include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/clang/compiler_flags.cmake)
 else()
   include(${ZEPHYR_BASE}/cmake/compiler/gcc/compiler_flags.cmake)