diff --git a/tools/ocaml/common.make b/tools/ocaml/common.make
index cc126b749f..708d74617c 100644
--- a/tools/ocaml/common.make
+++ b/tools/ocaml/common.make
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ OCAMLFIND ?= ocamlfind
 
 CFLAGS += -fPIC -I$(shell ocamlc -where)
 
-OCAMLOPTFLAG_G := $(shell $(OCAMLOPT) -h 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^  *\(-g\) .*/\1/p')
-OCAMLOPTFLAGS = $(OCAMLOPTFLAG_G) -ccopt "$(LDFLAGS)" -dtypes $(OCAMLINCLUDE) -w F -warn-error F
+OCAMLOPTFLAGS = -g -ccopt "$(LDFLAGS)" -dtypes $(OCAMLINCLUDE) -w F -warn-error F
 OCAMLCFLAGS += -g $(OCAMLINCLUDE) -w F -warn-error F
 
 VERSION := 4.1