diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6bc7da782..187a4a18f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([cogl-debug],
 AS_CASE([$enable_cogl_debug],
 
         [yes],
-        [COGL_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DCOGL_GL_DEBUG -DCOGL_HANDLE_DEBUG -DCOGL_ENABLE_DEBUG"],
+        [COGL_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DCOGL_GL_DEBUG -DCOGL_OBJECT_DEBUG -DCOGL_HANDLE_DEBUG -DCOGL_ENABLE_DEBUG"],
 
         [minimum],
         [COGL_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DCOGL_ENABLE_DEBUG"],