diff --git a/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt b/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c1f3436..8ba8df4c 100644
--- a/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/backends/trtllm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ if (${TGI_TRTLLM_BACKEND_BUILD_TESTS})
         target_link_options(tgi_trtllm_backend_tests BEFORE PUBLIC -fsanitize=undefined PUBLIC -fsanitize=address)
     endif()
 
+    if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES "Debug")
+        set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Werror -fsanitize=undefined -fsanitize=address")
+        target_link_options(tgi_trtllm_backend_tests BEFORE PUBLIC -fsanitize=undefined PUBLIC -fsanitize=address)
+    endif()
+
     list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${catch2_SOURCE_DIR}/extras)
     include(CTest)
     include(Catch)