diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 778d88032..7c0ca4f19 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ the issue or issues that your changes address.
 - [vadimcn.vscode-lldb](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb)
 
 2. Open `Command Palette` with Ctrl+Shift+P or F1 and type `LLDB: Generate Launch Configurations from Cargo.toml` then select it, this will generate a file that should be saved as `.vscode/launch.json`.
+You may also want to enable debugging by creating a `.vscode/settings.json` file:
+   ```json
+   {
+   "rust-analyzer.runnables.extraEnv": {
+      "CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG": true
+   }
+   }
+   ```
+   since this repo has `debug = 0` in the root `Cargo.toml` to speed up compilation.
 
 3. Now you can enable breakpoint on code through IDE and then start debugging the library/binary you want, such as the following example:
 
diff --git a/contributor-book/src/getting-started/configuring-your-editor.md b/contributor-book/src/getting-started/configuring-your-editor.md
index 3c879270e..601a43d66 100644
--- a/contributor-book/src/getting-started/configuring-your-editor.md
+++ b/contributor-book/src/getting-started/configuring-your-editor.md
@@ -25,6 +25,15 @@ To use the debugger, follow these steps:
    that should be saved as `.vscode/launch.json`.
 2. Select the configuration from the "run and debug" side panel, then select the target from the
    list.
+   You may also want to enable debugging by creating a `.vscode/settings.json` file:
+    ```
+    {
+      "rust-analyzer.runnables.extraEnv": {
+        "CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG": true
+      }
+    }
+    ```
+    since this repo has `debug = 0` in the root `Cargo.toml` to speed up compilation.
 3. Now you can enable breakpoints on code through IDE then start debugging the library/binary you
    want, like in the following example: