diff --git a/build/chromium.gn_args b/build/chromium.gn_args
index 032302ba..46ef001e 100644
--- a/build/chromium.gn_args
+++ b/build/chromium.gn_args
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # infra/config/generated/builders/ci/android-official/gn-args.json
 debuggable_apks = false
 is_official_build = true
-symbol_level = 2
+
+# the official instructions use symbol_level=2 but I do not need the debug symbols
+symbol_level = 0