diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
index a5fa5042fb7a..5af758e783c7 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE04
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ 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_RCU_EQS_DEBUG=y
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08 b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
index 22181eb390fc..099cc63c6a3b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/rcutorture/configs/rcu/TREE08
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@ CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=n
 CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=n
 CONFIG_DEBUG_OBJECTS_RCU_HEAD=n
 CONFIG_RCU_EXPERT=y
+CONFIG_RCU_EQS_DEBUG=y