diff --git a/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml b/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
index cdc817ceb3..a26b6f4e4e 100644
--- a/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
+++ b/.vscode/cmake-variants.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ CONFIG:
       buildType: MinSizeRel
       settings:
         CONFIG: px4_fmu-v5_default
+    px4_fmu-v5_debug:
+      short: px4_fmu-v5_debug
+      buildType: MinSizeRel
+      settings:
+        CONFIG: px4_fmu-v5_debug
     px4_fmu-v5x_default:
       short: px4_fmu-v5x
       buildType: MinSizeRel