diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 6677274f3abe80..98268068f94c87 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
     # Don't bake anything extra into the snapshot.
     'v8_use_external_startup_data%': 0,
 
+    # Some STL containers (e.g. std::vector) do not preserve ABI compatibility
+    # between debug and non-debug mode.
+    'disable_glibcxx_debug': 1,
+
     # Don't use ICU data file (icudtl.dat) from V8, we use our own.
     'icu_use_data_file_flag%': 0,