diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/lldbtest.py
@@ -1664,14 +1664,16 @@
                 # If any debug info categories were explicitly tagged, assume that list to be
                 # authoritative.  If none were specified, try with all debug
                 # info formats.
-                all_dbginfo_categories = set(test_categories.debug_info_categories)
+                all_dbginfo_categories = set(test_categories.debug_info_categories.values())
                 categories = set(
                     getattr(
                         attrvalue,
                         "categories",
                         [])) & all_dbginfo_categories
                 if not categories:
-                    categories = all_dbginfo_categories
+                    categories = [category for category, can_replicate \
+                                  in test_categories.debug_info_categories.items() \
+                                  if can_replicate]
 
                 for cat in categories:
                     @decorators.add_test_categories([cat])
diff --git a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/test_categories.py b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/test_categories.py
--- a/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/test_categories.py
+++ b/lldb/packages/Python/lldbsuite/test/test_categories.py
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
 # LLDB modules
 from lldbsuite.support import gmodules
 
-
-debug_info_categories = [
-    'dwarf', 'dwo', 'dsym', 'gmodules'
-]
+# Key: Category name
+# Value: should be used in lldbtest's debug-info replication
+debug_info_categories = {
+    'dwarf'    : True,
+    'dwo'      : True,
+    'dsym'     : True,
+    'gmodules' : False
+}
 
 all_categories = {
     'basic_process': 'Basic process execution sniff tests.',