diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ec04190485..f6f38b47cf 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ fi
 
 dnl always want these CFLAGS
 AC_C_FLAG([-fno-omit-frame-pointer])
+AC_C_FLAG([-funwind-tables])
 AC_C_FLAG([-Wall])
 AC_C_FLAG([-Wextra])
 AC_C_FLAG([-Wmissing-prototypes])