diff --git a/test/T000-basic.sh b/test/T000-basic.sh
index ebbb6d2e..bf08f3e6 100755
--- a/test/T000-basic.sh
+++ b/test/T000-basic.sh
@@ -91,4 +91,9 @@ test_expect_equal \
     "$(dirname ${TEST_DIRECTORY})" \
     "$(echo $PATH|cut -f1 -d: | sed -e 's,/test/valgrind/bin$,,')"
 
+test_begin_subtest 'notmuch is compiled with debugging symbols'
+test_subtest_known_broken
+readelf --sections $(which notmuch) | grep \.debug
+test_expect_equal 0 $?
+
 test_done