diff --git a/test/OptionalRequiredTest.cpp b/test/OptionalRequiredTest.cpp
index 73574ee..643cbe9 100644
--- a/test/OptionalRequiredTest.cpp
+++ b/test/OptionalRequiredTest.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
 ../compiler/cpp/thrift -cpp OptionalRequiredTest.thrift
-g++ -Wall -I../lib/cpp/src -I/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1 \
+g++ -Wall -g -I../lib/cpp/src -I/usr/local/include/boost-1_33_1 \
   OptionalRequiredTest.cpp gen-cpp/OptionalRequiredTest_types.cpp \
   ../lib/cpp/.libs/libthrift.a -o OptionalRequiredTest
 ./OptionalRequiredTest