diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
index 60494bf9f2..34e2a6cbbb 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/profiles/coreos/base/make.defaults
@@ -91,13 +91,11 @@ CONFIG_PROTECT="
 
 # Remove libtool .la files for non-plugin libraries.
 # Remove Gentoo init files since we use systemd.
-# Remove build-id, there is some issue with it causing collisions.
 # Remove default files from sys-power/acpid.
 # Do not install default repos.conf, we always put repository configuration in /etc.
 INSTALL_MASK="
   /usr/lib*/*.la
   /etc/init.d /etc/conf.d /etc/user/conf.d /etc/user/init.d
-  /usr/lib/debug/.build-id
   /etc/acpi
   /usr/share/portage/config/repos.conf
 "