diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/msvc_base.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/msvc_base.rs
index ec9609a2b26a1..b3cd38a6ec3de 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/msvc_base.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/msvc_base.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::spec::{LinkerFlavor, LldFlavor, SplitDebuginfo, TargetOptions};
+use crate::spec::{DebuginfoKind, LinkerFlavor, LldFlavor, SplitDebuginfo, TargetOptions};
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         // where `*.pdb` files show up next to the final artifact.
         split_debuginfo: SplitDebuginfo::Packed,
         supported_split_debuginfo: Cow::Borrowed(&[SplitDebuginfo::Packed]),
+        debuginfo_kind: DebuginfoKind::Pdb,
 
         ..Default::default()
     }
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/windows_msvc_base.rs b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/windows_msvc_base.rs
index 67282c1954114..21062c337d825 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/windows_msvc_base.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_target/src/spec/windows_msvc_base.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::spec::{cvs, DebuginfoKind, TargetOptions};
+use crate::spec::{cvs, TargetOptions};
 
 pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
     let base = super::msvc_base::opts();
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ pub fn opts() -> TargetOptions {
         // not ever be possible for us to pass this flag.
         no_default_libraries: false,
         has_thread_local: true,
-        debuginfo_kind: DebuginfoKind::Pdb,
 
         ..base
     }