diff --git a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
index 7d9d820..7cd6347 100644
--- a/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
+++ b/ghc-rpm-macros.spec
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 #%%global without_hscolour 1
 
 Name:           ghc-rpm-macros
-Version:        1.9.5
-Release:        6%{?dist}
+Version:        1.9.6
+Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        RPM macros for building Haskell packages for GHC
 
 License:        GPLv3+
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ EOF
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Feb  1 2019 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 1.9.6-1
+- disable debuginfo by undefining _enable_debug_packages
+
 * Thu Jan 31 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.9.5-6
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_30_Mass_Rebuild
 
diff --git a/macros.ghc b/macros.ghc
index b62f7f8..5375a0f 100644
--- a/macros.ghc
+++ b/macros.ghc
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ fi\
 
 # ghc_bin_build
 %ghc_bin_build\
-%global debug_package %{nil}\
+%undefine _enable_debug_packages\
 %cabal_configure\
 %cabal build %{?ghc_smp_mflags} %{?cabal_build_options}
 
 # ghc_lib_build_without_haddock [name] [version]
 %ghc_lib_build_without_haddock()\
-%global debug_package %{nil}\
+%undefine _enable_debug_packages\
 %if 0%{?rhel} && 0%{?rhel} < 8\
 licensedirversion=%{?2:-%2}\
 %endif\