diff --git a/aconfig/codegen/init.go b/aconfig/codegen/init.go
index 73a8951..6182e14 100644
--- a/aconfig/codegen/init.go
+++ b/aconfig/codegen/init.go
@@ -49,11 +49,12 @@
 				` && ${aconfig} create-cpp-lib` +
 				`    --mode ${mode}` +
 				`    --cache ${in}` +
-				`    --out ${gendir}`,
+				`    --out ${gendir}` +
+				`    --allow-instrumentation ${debug}`,
 			CommandDeps: []string{
 				"$aconfig",
 			},
-		}, "gendir", "mode")
+		}, "gendir", "mode", "debug")
 
 	// For rust_aconfig_library: Generate Rust library
 	rustRule = pctx.AndroidStaticRule("rust_aconfig_library",