diff --git a/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml b/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
index d93c5fd25a1..fd2da246990 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
+++ b/src/bootstrap/defaults/config.compiler.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ compiler-docs = true
 # where adding `debug!()` appears to do nothing.
 # However, it makes running the compiler slightly slower.
 debug-logging = true
+# Get actually-useful information from backtraces, profiling, etc. with minimal added bytes
+debuginfo-level = "line-tables-only"
 # This greatly increases the speed of rebuilds, especially when there are only minor changes. However, it makes the initial build slightly slower.
 incremental = true
 # Print backtrace on internal compiler errors during bootstrap
diff --git a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
index c3a03693f71..a1c9ddebb5d 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/src/utils/change_tracker.rs
@@ -180,4 +180,9 @@ pub fn human_readable_changes(changes: &[ChangeInfo]) -> String {
         severity: ChangeSeverity::Info,
         summary: "New option `build.lldb` that will override the default lldb binary path used in debuginfo tests",
     },
+    ChangeInfo {
+        change_id: 123337,
+        severity: ChangeSeverity::Info,
+        summary: r#"The compiler profile now defaults to rust.debuginfo-level = "line-tables-only""#,
+    },
 ];