diff --git a/sc2/build/unix/build.config b/sc2/build/unix/build.config
index 4e83dcd9c..8e41047ef 100644
--- a/sc2/build/unix/build.config
+++ b/sc2/build/unix/build.config
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ uqm_prepare_config()
 		CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS`
 				# Remove all the unnecessary spaces from $CFLAGS,
 				# for more readable messages.
-		DEBUG=0
+		DEBUG=1
 	}
 	CHOICE_debug_DEFAULT=debug