diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eb9a08fe49b..be173c5008b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ if [ -n "$CFG_ENABLE_DEBUG" ]; then
     fi
     CFG_ENABLE_DEBUG_ASSERTIONS=1
     CFG_ENABLE_DEBUG_JEMALLOC=1
+    CFG_ENABLE_DEBUGINFO=1
     CFG_ENABLE_LLVM_ASSERTIONS=1
 fi