diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
index b6d7bf2cf3b..a87b3953fd6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-git/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ nofetch=yes
 noextract=yes
 build_style=configure
 configure_args="--prefix=/ --exec-prefix=/usr --sbindir=/usr/sbin
- --with-static --with-tests"
+ --enable-static --enable-tests --enable-debug"
 depends="xbps-triggers libxbps>=${version}"
 makedepends="git which pkg-config proplib-devel openssl-devel
  libarchive-devel libfetch-devel confuse-devel atf-devel>=0.16"