diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 15b09e54242..21bbfa60c7a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ glob = "0.2.11"
 [features]
 default = ["fast-tests"]
 
-debug = []
+debug = ["wasmer-clif-backend/debug", "wasmer-runtime-core/debug"]
 # This feature will allow cargo test to run much faster
 fast-tests = []
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2506f196ca7..74e3428fcad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ capi:
 #     rm -rf artifacts
 
 build:
-	cargo build
+	cargo build --features debug
 
 install:
 	cargo install --path .
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ release:
 	# brew install mingw-w64
 	cargo build --release
 
+debug-release:
+	cargo build --release --features debug
+
 debug-release:
 	cargo build --release --features "debug"
 
diff --git a/lib/runtime/README.md b/lib/runtime/README.md
index bd9bb0f0c4a..5e5542c8de4 100644
--- a/lib/runtime/README.md
+++ b/lib/runtime/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fn main() -> error::Result<()> {
     // We're not importing anything, so make an empty import object.
     let import_object = imports! {};
 
-    let mut instance = instantiate(WASM, import_object)?;
+    let mut instance = instantiate(WASM, &import_object)?;
 
     let values = instance
         .func("add_one")?