diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE02 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE02
index 638150c777ed..c1ab5926568b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE02
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE02
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
 CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_CLEANUP=y
 CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_INIT=y
 CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_SLOW_PREINIT=y
+CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=y