diff --git a/reactos/config.template.xml b/reactos/config.template.xml
index 71a42fcdd53..1e5ba9d7c78 100644
--- a/reactos/config.template.xml
+++ b/reactos/config.template.xml
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@
   Whether to compile for debugging. No compiler optimizations will be
   performed.
 -->
-<property name="DBG" value="0" />
+<property name="DBG" value="1" />