diff --git a/utils/genrandconfig b/utils/genrandconfig
index 93dc6d898b..ca3e77e3e3 100755
--- a/utils/genrandconfig
+++ b/utils/genrandconfig
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ def gen_config(args):
     # Amend the configuration with a few things.
     if randint(0, 20) == 0:
         configlines.append("BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG=y\n")
+    if randint(0, 20) == 0:
+        configlines.append("BR2_ENABLE_RUNTIME_DEBUG=y\n")
     if randint(0, 1) == 0:
         configlines.append("BR2_INIT_BUSYBOX=y\n")
     elif randint(0, 15) == 0: