diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/.options b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/.options
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76c7d9926fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/.options
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/debug=true
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