diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 882b3a694c5fc0..0025a6782f36a2 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
     # Enable disassembler for `--print-code` v8 options
     'v8_enable_disassembler': 1,
 
+    # Sets -dOBJECT_PRINT.
+    'v8_enable_object_print%': 1,
+
     # https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/22920/files#r222779926
     'v8_enable_handle_zapping': 0,
 
diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 2327089e1237ee..fc702ce06fbbaf 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 parser.add_option('--v8-enable-object-print',
     action='store_true',
     dest='v8_enable_object_print',
-    default=False,
+    default=True,
     help='compile V8 with auxiliar functions for native debuggers')
 
 parser.add_option('--node-builtin-modules-path',