diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 7928099830bfdea2b5b8c58082e0a03a5bac7946..b2ed1b389d7a4bc9db7e3a3e2f0d1d5e29150381 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ profile:
 debug:
 	$(MAKE) all CFLAGS="" AM_CPPFLAGS="-ggdb -DDEBUG"
 
+symbols:
+	$(MAKE) all CFLAGS="" AM_CPPFLAGS="-ggdb -DNDEBUG"
+
 coverage:
 	$(MAKE) all CFLAGS="" AM_CPPFLAGS="-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -DDEBUG" LDFLAGS="-lgcov"