diff --git a/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp b/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
index 2b39bce2e..3dac89eb6 100644
--- a/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
+++ b/libs/utils/RefBase.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #define LOG_TAG "RefBase"
+#define LOG_NDEBUG 0
 
 #include <utils/RefBase.h>