diff --git a/libs/graphicsenv/Android.bp b/libs/graphicsenv/Android.bp
index a96a07a..af50a29 100644
--- a/libs/graphicsenv/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/graphicsenv/Android.bp
@@ -27,10 +27,13 @@
     srcs: [
         "GpuStatsInfo.cpp",
         "GraphicsEnv.cpp",
-        "IGpuService.cpp"
+        "IGpuService.cpp",
     ],
 
-    cflags: ["-Wall", "-Werror"],
+    cflags: [
+        "-Wall",
+        "-Werror",
+    ],
 
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
@@ -46,4 +49,13 @@
     ],
 
     export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+
+    product_variables: {
+        // `debuggable` is set for eng and userdebug builds
+        debuggable: {
+            cflags: [
+                "-DANDROID_DEBUGGABLE",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
 }
diff --git a/libs/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.cpp b/libs/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.cpp
index 4a0a839..5f5f85a 100644
--- a/libs/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.cpp
+++ b/libs/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,20 @@
 }
 
 bool GraphicsEnv::isDebuggable() {
-    return prctl(PR_GET_DUMPABLE, 0, 0, 0, 0) > 0;
+    // This flag determines if the application is marked debuggable
+    bool appDebuggable = prctl(PR_GET_DUMPABLE, 0, 0, 0, 0) > 0;
+
+    // This flag is set only in `debuggable` builds of the platform
+#if defined(ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE)
+    bool platformDebuggable = true;
+#else
+    bool platformDebuggable = false;
+#endif
+
+    ALOGV("GraphicsEnv::isDebuggable returning appDebuggable=%s || platformDebuggable=%s",
+          appDebuggable ? "true" : "false", platformDebuggable ? "true" : "false");
+
+    return appDebuggable || platformDebuggable;
 }
 
 void GraphicsEnv::setDriverPathAndSphalLibraries(const std::string path,
diff --git a/libs/graphicsenv/include/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.h b/libs/graphicsenv/include/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.h
index 82a6b6c..73d3196 100644
--- a/libs/graphicsenv/include/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.h
+++ b/libs/graphicsenv/include/graphicsenv/GraphicsEnv.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     // Check if the process is debuggable. It returns false except in any of the
     // following circumstances:
-    // 1. ro.debuggable=1 (global debuggable enabled).
+    // 1. ANDROID_DEBUGGABLE is defined (global debuggable enabled).
     // 2. android:debuggable="true" in the manifest for an individual app.
     // 3. An app which explicitly calls prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 1).
     // 4. GraphicsEnv calls prctl(PR_SET_DUMPABLE, 1) in the presence of