diff --git a/Meta/ladybird.py b/Meta/ladybird.py
index 24a8334f26c..373cccf9d61 100755
--- a/Meta/ladybird.py
+++ b/Meta/ladybird.py
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@ def main():
     debug_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
         "debug",
         help="Launches the application on the build host in a gdb or lldb session",
-        parents=[preset_parser, target_parser],
+        parents=[preset_parser, compiler_parser, target_parser],
     )
     debug_parser.add_argument("--debugger", required=False, default=platform.default_debugger())
     debug_parser.add_argument(
         "-cmd", action="append", required=False, default=[], help="Additional commands passed through to the debugger"
     )
+    debug_parser.add_argument(
+        "args", nargs=argparse.REMAINDER, help="Additional arguments passed through to the build system"
+    )
 
     subparsers.add_parser(
         "install", help="Installs the target binary", parents=[preset_parser, compiler_parser, target_parser]