diff --git a/Kconfig b/Kconfig
index 5938852151..636d982bc4 100644
--- a/Kconfig
+++ b/Kconfig
@@ -2495,6 +2495,7 @@ config DEBUG_SYMBOLS
 
 config DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL
 	string "Custom symbols level"
+	depends on DEBUG_SYMBOLS
 	default "-g"
 	---help---
 		This string represents the custom symbol level that will be
diff --git a/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainGnuc.defs b/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainGnuc.defs
index 163d574eab..450390a4c0 100644
--- a/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainGnuc.defs
+++ b/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainGnuc.defs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_LINK_MAP),y)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
-  ARCHOPTIMIZATION += -g
+  ARCHOPTIMIZATION += $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 LDFLAGS += --no-warn-rwx-segments
diff --git a/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainTasking.defs b/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainTasking.defs
index c4a6d66e50..cf121918ee 100644
--- a/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainTasking.defs
+++ b/arch/tricore/src/common/ToolchainTasking.defs
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ ARCHOPTIMIZATION += --tradeoff=2
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
   ARCHOPTIMIZATION += --debug-info=default
   ARCHOPTIMIZATION += --keep-temporary-files
-  LDFLAGS          += -g
+  LDFLAGS          += $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 # merge source code with assembly output
diff --git a/arch/x86/src/common/Toolchain.defs b/arch/x86/src/common/Toolchain.defs
index 84bc7e4ea0..4f8a6da769 100644
--- a/arch/x86/src/common/Toolchain.defs
+++ b/arch/x86/src/common/Toolchain.defs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ############################################################################
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
-  ARCHOPTIMIZATION = -g3
+  ARCHOPTIMIZATION = $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
diff --git a/tools/D.defs b/tools/D.defs
index 8c0209a897..c8a2144005 100644
--- a/tools/D.defs
+++ b/tools/D.defs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ DC := ldmd2
 DFLAGS := -i
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
-  DFLAGS += -g
+  DFLAGS += $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
diff --git a/tools/Rust.defs b/tools/Rust.defs
index df68a4a79a..c3ca78298c 100644
--- a/tools/Rust.defs
+++ b/tools/Rust.defs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RUSTC := rustc --edition 2021
 RUSTFLAGS :=
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
-  RUSTFLAGS += -g
+  RUSTFLAGS += $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)
diff --git a/tools/Swift.defs b/tools/Swift.defs
index 65af970299..9667b357c7 100644
--- a/tools/Swift.defs
+++ b/tools/Swift.defs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SWIFTC := swiftc
 SWIFTFLAGS := -enable-experimental-feature Embedded -wmo
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS),y)
-  SWIFTFLAGS += -g
+  SWIFTFLAGS += $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SYMBOLS_LEVEL)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_DEBUG_NOOPT),y)