diff --git a/t/sanity.t b/t/sanity.t
index e213ab7..560f396 100644
--- a/t/sanity.t
+++ b/t/sanity.t
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ cd ..
 cd nginx-1.7.2
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --with-debug \
+  --with-cc-opt='-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT -DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC' \
   --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.2.19 \
   --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.54 \
   --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.04 \
@@ -1417,6 +1418,7 @@ cd ..
 cd nginx-1.7.2
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --with-debug \
+  --with-cc-opt='-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT -DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC' \
   --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.2.19 \
   --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.54 \
   --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.04 \
@@ -1489,6 +1491,7 @@ cd ..
 cd nginx-1.7.2
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --with-debug \
+  --with-cc-opt='-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT -DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC' \
   --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.2.19 \
   --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.54 \
   --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.04 \
@@ -2388,6 +2391,7 @@ cd ..
 cd nginx-1.7.2
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --with-debug \
+  --with-cc-opt='-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT -DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC' \
   --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.2.19 \
   --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.54 \
   --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.04 \
@@ -3292,6 +3296,7 @@ cd ..
 cd nginx-1.7.2
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/openresty/nginx \
   --with-debug \
+  --with-cc-opt='-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT -DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC' \
   --add-module=../ngx_devel_kit-0.2.19 \
   --add-module=../echo-nginx-module-0.54 \
   --add-module=../xss-nginx-module-0.04 \
diff --git a/util/configure b/util/configure
index d111184..366963b 100755
--- a/util/configure
+++ b/util/configure
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ _END_
     my $opts_line = '';
 
     if ($opts->{debug}) {
-        #unshift @ngx_cc_opts, '-O0';
+        unshift @ngx_cc_opts, '-DNGX_LUA_USE_ASSERT', '-DNGX_LUA_ABORT_AT_PANIC';
         $opts_line .= " \\\n  --with-debug";
 
     } else {