diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 0a9c79a245..2eff08753f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: build and install python module
         run: |
           cd bindings/python
-          python3 setup.py build_ext --libtorrent-link=static install
+          DISTUTILS_DEBUG=1 python3 setup.py build_ext --libtorrent-link=static install
 
       - name: run python tests
         run: |