diff --git a/ice-9/debug.scm b/ice-9/debug.scm
index 500f9b80e..20e67f9cf 100644
--- a/ice-9/debug.scm
+++ b/ice-9/debug.scm
@@ -115,3 +115,6 @@
 ;;; A fix to get the error handling working together with the module system.
 ;;;
 (variable-set! (builtin-variable 'debug-options) debug-options)
+
+(debug-enable 'debug)
+(read-enable 'positions)