diff --git a/targets/mbedos5/Makefile b/targets/mbedos5/Makefile
index 4e0b5d67ab..dce65768a6 100644
--- a/targets/mbedos5/Makefile
+++ b/targets/mbedos5/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ MBED_CLI_FLAGS += --build $(EXTERN_BUILD_DIR)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
-MBED_CLI_FLAGS += -o debug-info
+MBED_CLI_FLAGS += --profile ./mbed-os/tools/profiles/debug.json
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(MBED_VERBOSE), 1)