diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
index 4f26b60..eb107de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildtest.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y libelf-dev
 
+      - name: Install pahole
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y pahole
+
       - name: Install debhelper
         run: |
           sudo apt update
@@ -54,6 +59,16 @@ jobs:
           repository: 'thesofproject/linux'
           path: 'linux'
 
+      - name: Install libelf
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y libelf-dev
+
+      - name: Install pahole
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y pahole
+
       - name: build start
         run: |
           export ARCH=i386 KCFLAGS="-Wall -Werror"
@@ -108,6 +123,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y libelf-dev
 
+      - name: Install pahole
+        run: |
+          sudo apt update
+          sudo apt install -y pahole
+
       - name: build start
         run: |
           export ARCH=x86_64 CC=clang KCFLAGS="-Wall -Werror"
diff --git a/debug-info-defconfig b/debug-info-defconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..210e776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug-info-defconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_DWARF_TOOLCHAIN_DEFAULT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF=y
diff --git a/kconfig-sof-default.sh b/kconfig-sof-default.sh
index d113e11..4c351ba 100755
--- a/kconfig-sof-default.sh
+++ b/kconfig-sof-default.sh
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ $COMMAND .config \
 	 "$KCONFIG_DIR"/soundwire-defconfig \
 	 "$KCONFIG_DIR"/soundwire-codecs-defconfig \
 	 "$KCONFIG_DIR"/bpf-defconfig \
+	 "$KCONFIG_DIR"/debug-info-defconfig \
 	 "$@"