--- a/configure.ac	2020-12-25 11:05:31.312433864 +0100
+++ b/configure.ac	2020-12-25 11:05:42.692248123 +0100
@@ -247,10 +247,8 @@
 
 dnl Enable a stable ABI
 DC_SETUP_STABLE_API([${srcdir}/tcltls.vers], tcltls.syms)
-if test "$tcltls_debug" = 'true'; then
 	WEAKENSYMS=':'
 	REMOVESYMS=':'
-fi
 
 dnl Produce output
 AC_OUTPUT(Makefile pkgIndex.tcl tcltls.syms)
