diff --git a/src/cargo/core/compiler/job_queue.rs b/src/cargo/core/compiler/job_queue.rs
index 693dc01b603..bdb5c2aff60 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/compiler/job_queue.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/compiler/job_queue.rs
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ impl<'a, 'cfg> JobQueue<'a, 'cfg> {
         } else {
             "optimized"
         });
-        if profile.debuginfo.is_some() {
+        if profile.debuginfo.unwrap_or(0) != 0 {
             opt_type += " + debuginfo";
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs b/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
index f2214e58365..40454f93ead 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/profiles.rs
@@ -408,3 +408,32 @@ fn panic_unwind_does_not_build_twice() {
         )
         .run();
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn debug_0_report() {
+    // The finished line handles 0 correctly.
+    let p = project()
+        .file(
+            "Cargo.toml",
+            r#"
+            [package]
+            name = "foo"
+            version = "0.1.0"
+
+            [profile.dev]
+            debug = 0
+            "#,
+        )
+        .file("src/lib.rs", "")
+        .build();
+
+    p.cargo("build -v")
+        .with_stderr(
+            "\
+[COMPILING] foo v0.1.0 [..]
+[RUNNING] `rustc --crate-name foo src/lib.rs [..]-C debuginfo=0 [..]
+[FINISHED] dev [unoptimized] target(s) in [..]
+",
+        )
+        .run();
+}