diff --git a/src/bootstrap/configure.py b/src/bootstrap/configure.py
index ce029089c5a..94424cb4548 100755
--- a/src/bootstrap/configure.py
+++ b/src/bootstrap/configure.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ o("optimize-llvm", "llvm.optimize", "build optimized LLVM")
 o("llvm-assertions", "llvm.assertions", "build LLVM with assertions")
 o("llvm-plugins", "llvm.plugins", "build LLVM with plugin interface")
 o("debug-assertions", "rust.debug-assertions", "build with debugging assertions")
+o("debug-assertions-std", "rust.debug-assertions-std", "build the standard library with debugging assertions")
 o("overflow-checks", "rust.overflow-checks", "build with overflow checks")
 o("overflow-checks-std", "rust.overflow-checks-std", "build the standard library with overflow checks")
 o("llvm-release-debuginfo", "llvm.release-debuginfo", "build LLVM with debugger metadata")