diff --git a/setup_meson.sh b/setup_meson.sh
index e520a4bda..8c193aa64 100755
--- a/setup_meson.sh
+++ b/setup_meson.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash -e
 
-meson setup -Dbuildtype=debug build_debug
+meson setup -Dbuildtype=debug -Denable-debug-checks=true build_debug
 meson setup -Dbuildtype=release build_release