diff --git a/src/redist/targets/GenerateDebs.targets b/src/redist/targets/GenerateDebs.targets
index 3a9cd6452..72305b0a7 100644
--- a/src/redist/targets/GenerateDebs.targets
+++ b/src/redist/targets/GenerateDebs.targets
@@ -293,9 +293,12 @@
                      PackageVersion="$(Version)"
                      WorkingDirectory="$(DotnetDebToolDir)" />
 
-      <!-- Copy SDK package to output -->
+      <!-- Copy SDK package to output
+          dbgsym packages is Debian Debug Symbol Packages https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Debug%20Symbol%20Packages,
+          we don't use them.
+      -->
       <ItemGroup>
-        <GeneratedDebFiles Include="$(DotNetDebToolOutputDirectory)/*.deb" />
+        <GeneratedDebFiles Include="$(DotNetDebToolOutputDirectory)/*.deb" Exclude="$(DotNetDebToolOutputDirectory)/*dbgsym*.deb" />
       </ItemGroup>
 
       <Error Text="@(GeneratedDebFiles->Count()) .deb files generated." Condition="'@(GeneratedDebFiles->Count())' != 1" />