diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3f53aa76fd..ca7de4f55f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1042,6 +1042,7 @@ for opt do
   --enable-debug)
       # Enable debugging options that aren't excessively noisy
       debug_tcg="yes"
+      debug_mutex="yes"
       debug="yes"
       strip_opt="no"
       fortify_source="no"