diff --git a/tools/build/configure.py b/tools/build/configure.py
index 97caff0606..64b09fdb6b 100755
--- a/tools/build/configure.py
+++ b/tools/build/configure.py
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ def write_ninja_rules(ninja: ninja_syntax.Writer, cpp: str, cppflags: str, extra
         command=f"{cross}ld -T ver/$version/build/undefined_syms.txt -T ver/$version/undefined_syms_auto.txt -T ver/$version/undefined_funcs_auto.txt -Map $mapfile --no-check-sections -T $in -o $out",
     )
 
+    Z64_DEBUG = ""
+    if debug:
+        Z64_DEBUG = "-gS -R .data -R .note -R .eh_frame -R .gnu.attributes -R .comment -R .options"
     ninja.rule("z64",
         description="rom $out",
-        command=f"{cross}objcopy $in $out -O binary && {BUILD_TOOLS}/rom/n64crc $out",
+        command=f"{cross}objcopy $in $out -O binary {Z64_DEBUG} && {BUILD_TOOLS}/rom/n64crc $out",
     )
 
     ninja.rule("sha1sum",
diff --git a/ver/us/splat-debug.yaml b/ver/us/splat-debug.yaml
index 1c53be5d40..4254a34cb7 100644
--- a/ver/us/splat-debug.yaml
+++ b/ver/us/splat-debug.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 options:
-  linker_discard_section: False
+  ld_discard_section: False
   create_elf_section_list_auto: True
   elf_section_list_path: ver/us/build/elf_sections.txt