diff --git a/gopls/internal/goxls/typesutil/check.go b/gopls/internal/goxls/typesutil/check.go
index a6457b0b0ae..50d29b0e46f 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/goxls/typesutil/check.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/goxls/typesutil/check.go
@@ -44,3 +44,7 @@ func NewChecker(conf *types.Config, opts *Config, goInfo *types.Info, gopInfo *I
 	}
 	return typesutil.NewChecker(conf, chkOpts, goInfo, gopInfo)
 }
+
+func init() {
+	typesutil.SetDebug(typesutil.DbgFlagDefault)
+}