diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
index b377b325..8a81727f 100644
--- a/internal/build/build.go
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ func linkMainPkg(ctx *context, pkg *packages.Package, pkgs []*aPackage, llFiles
 	}
 	args = append(args, exargs...)
 	if cl.DebugSymbols() {
-		args = append(args, "-gdwarf-5")
+		args = append(args, "-gdwarf-4")
 	}
 
 	// TODO(xsw): show work
diff --git a/ssa/di.go b/ssa/di.go
index fbd33300..578ff25f 100644
--- a/ssa/di.go
+++ b/ssa/di.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func newDIBuilder(prog Program, pkg Package, positioner Positioner) diBuilder {
 	}
 
 	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 2, "Debug Info Version", 3)
-	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 7, "Dwarf Version", 5)
+	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 7, "Dwarf Version", 4)
 	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 1, "wchar_size", 4)
 	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 8, "PIC Level", 2)
 	b.addNamedMetadataOperand("llvm.module.flags", 7, "uwtable", 1)