diff --git a/components/dev-tools/easybuild/SPECS/easybuild.spec b/components/dev-tools/easybuild/SPECS/easybuild.spec
index 6275d887dc..291591a615 100644
--- a/components/dev-tools/easybuild/SPECS/easybuild.spec
+++ b/components/dev-tools/easybuild/SPECS/easybuild.spec
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ patch -p0 < %{_sourcedir}/bootstrap_eb.py-apply-patch.patch
 %endif
 
 export EASYBUILD_BOOTSTRAP_SKIP_STAGE0=1
+export EASYBUILD_BOOTSTRAP_DEBUG=1
 export EASYBUILD_BOOTSTRAP_SOURCEPATH=%{_sourcedir}
 export EASYBUILD_INSTALLPATH=%{install_path}
 export PATH=${LMOD_DIR}:${PATH}