diff --git a/srcpkgs/mongodb/template b/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
index 23f3761f99c..9a026dec2a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mongodb/template
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ _scons_args=" --use-system-boost \
 	--nostrip \
 	--disable-warnings-as-errors"
 build_options="systemd"
+# ETOOHUGE
+disable_debug=1
 
 do_configure() {
 	find . -name SConstruct -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i "s/-Werror/-Wno-error/g"