diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8e55009da..9f02cb59e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ environment:
 build_script:
     - mkdir build.%BDIR%
     - cd build.%BDIR%
-    - cmake .. -G"%PRJ_GEN%" -DCMAKE_USE_OPENSSL=%OPENSSL% -DCURL_STATICLIB=%STATICLIB% -DBUILD_TESTING=%TESTING%
+    - cmake .. -G"%PRJ_GEN%" -DCMAKE_USE_OPENSSL=%OPENSSL% -DCURL_STATICLIB=%STATICLIB% -DBUILD_TESTING=%TESTING% -DCURL_ERROR=ON
     - cmake --build . --config %PRJ_CFG% --clean-first
 
 # whitelist branches to avoid testing feature branches twice (as branch and as pull request)