diff --git a/build/jam/OptionalPackages b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
index 53a5ca6b2d..5ae41482f7 100644
--- a/build/jam/OptionalPackages
+++ b/build/jam/OptionalPackages
@@ -383,9 +383,13 @@ if [ IsOptionalHaikuImagePackageAdded DevelopmentMin ] && $(TARGET_ARCH) = x86 {
 	# kernel
 	AddFilesToHaikuHybridImage $(abiDirTokens) lib : kernel.so : _KERNEL_ ;
 
+	# additional libraries
+	local developmentLibs = <revisioned>libroot_debug.so ;
+	AddFilesToHaikuHybridImage system lib : $(developmentLibs) : : true ;
+
 	# library symlinks
 	local lib ;
-	for lib in $(SYSTEM_LIBS) $(SYSTEM_LIBS_LIBGL_ALIASES) {
+	for lib in $(SYSTEM_LIBS) $(SYSTEM_LIBS_LIBGL_ALIASES) $(developmentLibs) {
 		AddSymlinkToHaikuHybridImage $(abiDirTokens) lib
 			: /system/lib $(lib:BS) : : true ;
 	}
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
index 1d480b2321..3e56ff2c3b 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/libroot/Jamfile
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ local librootObjects =
 	posix_crypt.o
 	posix_locale.o
 	posix_main.o
-	posix_malloc.o
 	posix_pthread.o
 	posix_signal.o
 	posix_stdio.o
@@ -40,9 +39,19 @@ local librootObjects =
 	posix_unistd.o
 ;
 
+local librootDebugObjects =
+	posix_malloc_debug.o
+;
+
+local librootNoDebugObjects =
+	posix_malloc.o
+;
+
 DONT_LINK_AGAINST_LIBROOT on libroot.so = true ;
+DONT_LINK_AGAINST_LIBROOT on libroot_debug.so = true ;
 
 SetVersionScript libroot.so : libroot_versions ;
+SetVersionScript libroot_debug.so : libroot_versions ;
 
 SharedLibrary libroot.so
 	:
@@ -50,6 +59,21 @@ SharedLibrary libroot.so
 	:
 	$(TARGET_GCC_LIBGCC_OBJECTS)
 	$(librootObjects:G=nogrist)
+	$(librootNoDebugObjects:G=nogrist)
+	$(TARGET_STATIC_LIBSUPC++)
+;
+
+# Use the standard libroot.so soname, so when the debug version is pre-loaded
+# it prevents the standard version to be loaded as well.
+HAIKU_SONAME on libroot_debug.so = libroot.so ;
+
+SharedLibrary libroot_debug.so
+	:
+	libroot_init.c
+	:
+	$(TARGET_GCC_LIBGCC_OBJECTS)
+	$(librootObjects:G=nogrist)
+	$(librootDebugObjects:G=nogrist)
 	$(TARGET_STATIC_LIBSUPC++)
 ;
 
@@ -61,6 +85,10 @@ if $(TARGET_PLATFORM) = haiku {
 	MakeLocate <revisioned>libroot.so
 		: [ FDirName $(TARGET_DEBUG_$(DEBUG)_LOCATE_TARGET) revisioned ] ;
 	CopySetHaikuRevision <revisioned>libroot.so : libroot.so ;
+
+	MakeLocate <revisioned>libroot_debug.so
+		: [ FDirName $(TARGET_DEBUG_$(DEBUG)_LOCATE_TARGET) revisioned ] ;
+	CopySetHaikuRevision <revisioned>libroot_debug.so : libroot_debug.so ;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
index f9488b8bcb..67cf18c683 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/Jamfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix arch $(TARGET_ARCH) ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix crypt ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix locale ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix malloc ;
-#SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix malloc_debug ;
+SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix malloc_debug ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix pthread ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix signal ;
 SubInclude HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix stdio ;
diff --git a/src/system/libroot/posix/malloc_debug/Jamfile b/src/system/libroot/posix/malloc_debug/Jamfile
index b840d214fa..4def90d325 100644
--- a/src/system/libroot/posix/malloc_debug/Jamfile
+++ b/src/system/libroot/posix/malloc_debug/Jamfile
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ SubDir HAIKU_TOP src system libroot posix malloc_debug ;
 UsePrivateSystemHeaders ;
 UsePrivateHeaders shared ;
 
-MergeObject posix_malloc.o :
+MergeObject posix_malloc_debug.o :
 	heap.cpp
 ;