diff --git a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
index d89452d36a..f765586cd7 100644
--- a/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/platforms/nuttx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@ if(NOT NUTTX_DIR MATCHES "external")
 	)
 	if(DEBUG_SVD_FILE_PATH)
 		message(STATUS "Found SVD: ${DEBUG_SVD_FILE_PATH}")
+	endif()
+
+	if(DEBUG_DEVICE)
 		configure_file(${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/Debug/launch.json.in ${PX4_SOURCE_DIR}/.vscode/launch.json @ONLY)
 	endif()
 endif()