diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cbeb279..f9f7cb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
           dev-files: true
       - run: make
         env:
-          PG_CFLAGS: -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare
+          PG_CFLAGS: -DUSE_ASSERT_CHECKING -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare
       - run: |
           export PG_CONFIG=`which pg_config`
           sudo --preserve-env=PG_CONFIG make install
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           postgres-version: 14
       - run: make
         env:
-          PG_CFLAGS: -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter
+          PG_CFLAGS: -DUSE_ASSERT_CHECKING -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter
       - run: make install
       - run: make installcheck
       - if: ${{ failure() }}
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo -u postgres make installcheck
           sudo -u postgres make prove_installcheck
         env:
-          PG_CFLAGS: -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare
+          PG_CFLAGS: -DUSE_ASSERT_CHECKING -Wall -Wextra -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-sign-compare
   valgrind:
     if: ${{ !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'mac') && !startsWith(github.ref_name, 'windows') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest