diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 55c445453..15512339d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -600,7 +600,8 @@ if((CMAKE_COMPILER_IS_GNUCC) AND NOT ("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES Darwin))
 		message(STATUS "Will make separate debug symbols in *.debug")
 		add_custom_command(TARGET SRB2SDL2 POST_BUILD
 			COMMAND ${OBJCOPY} ${OBJCOPY_ONLY_KEEP_DEBUG} $<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2> $<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2>.debug
-			COMMAND ${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug $<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2>
+			# mold linker: .gnu_debuglink is present by default, so --add-gnu-debuglink would fail
+			COMMAND ${OBJCOPY} --strip-debug --remove-section=.gnu_debuglink $<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2>
 			COMMAND ${OBJCOPY} --add-gnu-debuglink=$<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2>.debug $<TARGET_FILE:SRB2SDL2>
 		)
 	endif()