diff --git a/build/Android.common_build.mk b/build/Android.common_build.mk
index c6e2b95..b3d1380 100644
--- a/build/Android.common_build.mk
+++ b/build/Android.common_build.mk
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
 art_debug_cflags := \
   -O2 \
   -DDYNAMIC_ANNOTATIONS_ENABLED=1 \
+  -DVIXL_DEBUG \
   -UNDEBUG
 
 art_host_non_debug_cflags := $(art_non_debug_cflags)