diff --git a/Doc/tools/mkhowto.sh b/Doc/tools/mkhowto.sh
index 6fa83b2006a..1038954f6a5 100755
--- a/Doc/tools/mkhowto.sh
+++ b/Doc/tools/mkhowto.sh
@@ -376,4 +376,6 @@ for FILE in $@ ; do
     rm -f $LOGFILE
 done
 
-rm -f $L2H_AUX_INIT_FILE
+if [ ! "$DEBUGGING" ] ; then
+    rm -f $L2H_AUX_INIT_FILE
+fi