diff --git a/util/run-gnu-test.sh b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
index 61034e015..044c6c140 100644
--- a/util/run-gnu-test.sh
+++ b/util/run-gnu-test.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ BUILDDIR="${PWD}/uutils/target/release"
 GNULIB_DIR="${PWD}/gnulib"
 pushd gnu
 
+export RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 timeout -sKILL 2h make -j "$(nproc)" check SUBDIRS=. RUN_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes RUN_VERY_EXPENSIVE_TESTS=yes VERBOSE=no || : # Kill after 4 hours in case something gets stuck in make