diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b92798ac3b..ccf68aa9ab 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ env:
     - MAIN_SOFTMMU_TARGETS="aarch64-softmmu,mips64-softmmu,ppc64-softmmu,riscv64-softmmu,s390x-softmmu,x86_64-softmmu"
     - CCACHE_SLOPPINESS="include_file_ctime,include_file_mtime"
     - CCACHE_MAXSIZE=1G
+    - G_MESSAGES_DEBUG=error
 
 
 git: