diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75fa95988b61df9f44607c6c71f99e834afa07b2..0efb4e9245bf0cdc06755b384e8875f2ccf8468a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ native/c89:
     EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS: '--disable-assembler'
     CC: '$CI_PROJECT_DIR/misc/c89'
 
+native/extra-asserts:
+  extends: .native-build
+  variables:
+    EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS: '--enable-extra-asserts'
+
 native/ndebug:
   extends: .native-build
   variables: