diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1734796ed26f..b0a3d6a89da3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3865,6 +3865,13 @@ else
 fi
 AC_SUBST(ENABLE_SYMBOLS)
 
+# Running dsymutil takes too long
+XCODE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT=dwarf-with-dsym
+if test "$enable_release_build" != yes -a \( -n "$ENABLE_SYMBOLS" -o -n "$ENABLE_DEBUG" -o -n "$ENABLE_DBGUTIL" \); then
+    XCODE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT=dwarf
+fi
+AC_SUBST(XCODE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT)
+
 # Check for explicit A/C/CXX/OBJC/OBJCXX/LDFLAGS.
 # By default use the ones specified by our build system,
 # but explicit override is possible.
diff --git a/ios/experimental/TiledLibreOffice/TiledLibreOffice.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/ios/experimental/TiledLibreOffice/TiledLibreOffice.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 0f7ad53a4c98..f236daf9be7a 100644
--- a/ios/experimental/TiledLibreOffice/TiledLibreOffice.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/ios/experimental/TiledLibreOffice/TiledLibreOffice.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@
 				CLANG_WARN__DUPLICATE_METHOD_MATCH = YES;
 				"CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=iphoneos*]" = "iPhone Developer";
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
-				DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT = dwarf;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
 				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
 				GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL = 0;
diff --git a/ios/lo.xcconfig.in b/ios/lo.xcconfig.in
index 3f654ed76041..60e228e0c23b 100644
--- a/ios/lo.xcconfig.in
+++ b/ios/lo.xcconfig.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ LO_WORKDIR = @WORKDIR@
 // what they will be used for.
 ARCHS = @XCODE_ARCHS@
 CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY = @XCODE_CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY@
+DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT=@XCODE_DEBUG_INFORMATION_FORMAT@
 
 // These settings are edited in CustomTarget_Lo_Xcconfig.mk.
 LINK_LDFLAGS =