diff --git a/CMakeModules/EosioTester.cmake.in b/CMakeModules/EosioTester.cmake.in
index ab6538217f..09ce12f59e 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/EosioTester.cmake.in
+++ b/CMakeModules/EosioTester.cmake.in
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ else ( APPLE )
    set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")
 endif ( APPLE )
 
+add_compile_definitions(BOOST_TEST_DEFAULTS_TO_CORE_DUMP)
 add_compile_definitions(BOOST_UNORDERED_DISABLE_NEON)
 
 set( Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED      ON )
diff --git a/CMakeModules/EosioTesterBuild.cmake.in b/CMakeModules/EosioTesterBuild.cmake.in
index 77a2d0985f..60371ebe87 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/EosioTesterBuild.cmake.in
+++ b/CMakeModules/EosioTesterBuild.cmake.in
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ else ( APPLE )
    set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")
 endif ( APPLE )
 
+add_compile_definitions(BOOST_TEST_DEFAULTS_TO_CORE_DUMP)
 add_compile_definitions(BOOST_UNORDERED_DISABLE_NEON)
 
 set( Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED      ON )