diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
index a73b5f21a13..c4d3bad99c6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'wlroots'
 pkgname=wlroots
 version=0.12.0
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=meson
+# enable assertions - upstream uses them only for unreachable situations
 configure_args="-Dlogind=disabled -Dlibseat=enabled
  -Dxcb-errors=enabled -Dxcb-icccm=enabled -Dxwayland=enabled
- -Dx11-backend=enabled -Dexamples=false"
+ -Dx11-backend=enabled -Dexamples=false -Dwerror=false -Db_ndebug=false"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config wayland-devel"
 _devel_depends="MesaLib-devel libseat-devel eudev-libudev-devel libdrm-devel
  libinput-devel libxkbcommon-devel pixman-devel wayland-devel wayland-protocols