diff --git a/projects/cxbx/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/cxbx/CMakeLists.txt
index 5062ba175..cb869a8ab 100644
--- a/projects/cxbx/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/cxbx/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
   "
   LINK_FLAGS_RELEASE "
   /LTCG
+  /DEBUG
   "
  )