diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index 816911b04..a4fae0d3f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ android {
             proguardFiles("benchmark-rules.pro")
             //  FIXME enabling minification breaks access to demo backend.
             isMinifyEnabled = false
-            // Keep the build type debuggable so we can attach a debugger if needed.
-            isDebuggable = true
             applicationIdSuffix = ".benchmark"
         }
     }
diff --git a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
index 9fd1d5864..f59e32dd3 100644
--- a/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/benchmark/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ android {
         // release build (for example, with minification on). It's signed with a debug key
         // for easy local/CI testing.
         val benchmark by creating {
-            isDebuggable = false
+            // Keep the build type debuggable so we can attach a debugger if needed.
+            isDebuggable = true
             signingConfig = signingConfigs.getByName("debug")
             matchingFallbacks.add("release")
         }
@@ -58,4 +59,4 @@ androidComponents {
     beforeVariants {
         it.enable = it.buildType == "benchmark"
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}