diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 0dc9b046298aff..da7758afc4c3c3 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
     # 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 77369a52045ad6..c38a4a1881eda1 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
 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',