diff --git a/bsc/nanos6/default.nix b/bsc/nanos6/default.nix
index 4c5e41c..66ee301 100644
--- a/bsc/nanos6/default.nix
+++ b/bsc/nanos6/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 , enableJemalloc ? true
 , jemalloc ? null
 , cachelineBytes ? 64
+, enableGlibcxxDebug ? false
 }:
 
 assert enableJemalloc -> (jemalloc != null);
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   configureFlags = [] ++
-    optional enableJemalloc "--with-jemalloc=${jemalloc}";
+    optional enableJemalloc "--with-jemalloc=${jemalloc}" ++
+    optional enableGlibcxxDebug "CXXFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG";
 
   # The "bindnow" flags are incompatible with ifunc resolution mechanism. We
   # disable all by default, which includes bindnow.
diff --git a/overlay.nix b/overlay.nix
index a2a440b..8e4b01a 100644
--- a/overlay.nix
+++ b/overlay.nix
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ let
       dontStrip = true;
       enableDebugging = true;
     });
-    nanos6Jemalloc = bsc.nanos6.override { enableJemalloc = true; };
+    nanos6GlibcxxDebug = bsc.nanos6Debug.override {
+      enableGlibcxxDebug = true;
+    };
 
     jemalloc = self.jemalloc.overrideAttrs (old:
     {