diff --git a/numba/core/lowering.py b/numba/core/lowering.py
index 1c9c19cd3b1..52c13d635a3 100644
--- a/numba/core/lowering.py
+++ b/numba/core/lowering.py
@@ -1303,17 +1303,15 @@ def alloca(self, name, type):
         return self.alloca_lltype(name, lltype)
 
     def alloca_lltype(self, name, lltype):
-        # Is user variable?
-        is_uservar = not name.startswith('$')
         # Allocate space for variable
         aptr = cgutils.alloca_once(self.builder, lltype,
                                    name=name, zfill=False)
-        if is_uservar:
-            # Emit debug info for user variable
-            sizeof = self.context.get_abi_sizeof(lltype)
-            self.debuginfo.mark_variable(self.builder, aptr, name=name,
-                                         lltype=lltype, size=sizeof,
-                                         loc=self.loc)
+
+        # Emit debug info for all variables
+        sizeof = self.context.get_abi_sizeof(lltype)
+        self.debuginfo.mark_variable(self.builder, aptr, name=name,
+                                     lltype=lltype, size=sizeof,
+                                     loc=self.loc)
         return aptr
 
     def incref(self, typ, val):