diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2a6a574a..676768dc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_debugging" = "xyes"], [
     ])
 
     AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-ggdb], [], [-Werror])
+    AX_APPEND_LINK_FLAGS([-rdynamic])
 
     AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_DEBUGGING], [], [Debugging support enabled], [], [-Werror])
     AC_DEFINE([_GLIBCXX_DEBUG],   [], [Use glibcxx debugging mode], [], [-Werror])