diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eef8a4009..7f95afe90 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ unit: btcd
 	@$(call print, "Running unit tests.")
 	$(UNIT)
 
+unit-debug: btcd
+	@$(call print, "Running debug unit tests.")
+	$(UNIT_DEBUG)
+
 unit-cover: $(GOACC_BIN)
 	@$(call print, "Running unit coverage tests.")
 	$(GOACC_BIN) $(COVER_PKG) -- -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)"
@@ -316,6 +320,7 @@ clean-mobile:
 	itest-only \
 	itest \
 	unit \
+	unit-debug \
 	unit-cover \
 	unit-race \
 	goveralls \
diff --git a/make/testing_flags.mk b/make/testing_flags.mk
index cdfc4d6f1..7637d6019 100644
--- a/make/testing_flags.mk
+++ b/make/testing_flags.mk
@@ -86,11 +86,13 @@ UNIT_TARGETED ?= no
 # targeted case. Otherwise, default to running all tests.
 ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), yes)
 UNIT := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
+UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS) $(UNITPKG)
 UNIT_RACE := $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS) lowscrypt" $(TEST_FLAGS) -race $(UNITPKG)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(UNIT_TARGETED), no)
 UNIT := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
+UNIT_DEBUG := $(GOLIST) | $(XARGS) env $(GOTEST) -v -tags="$(DEV_TAGS) $(LOG_TAGS)" $(TEST_FLAGS)
 UNIT_RACE := $(UNIT) -race
 endif