diff --git a/src/ctl.c b/src/ctl.c
index 193d2b00..c113bf24 100644
--- a/src/ctl.c
+++ b/src/ctl.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ CTL_PROTO(config_debug)
 CTL_PROTO(config_fill)
 CTL_PROTO(config_lazy_lock)
 CTL_PROTO(config_malloc_conf)
+CTL_PROTO(config_opt_safety_checks)
 CTL_PROTO(config_prof)
 CTL_PROTO(config_prof_libgcc)
 CTL_PROTO(config_prof_libunwind)
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ static const ctl_named_node_t	config_node[] = {
 	{NAME("fill"),		CTL(config_fill)},
 	{NAME("lazy_lock"),	CTL(config_lazy_lock)},
 	{NAME("malloc_conf"),	CTL(config_malloc_conf)},
+	{NAME("opt_safety_checks"),	CTL(config_opt_safety_checks)},
 	{NAME("prof"),		CTL(config_prof)},
 	{NAME("prof_libgcc"),	CTL(config_prof_libgcc)},
 	{NAME("prof_libunwind"), CTL(config_prof_libunwind)},
@@ -1706,6 +1708,7 @@ CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_debug, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_fill, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_lazy_lock, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_malloc_conf, const char *)
+CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_opt_safety_checks, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_prof, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_prof_libgcc, bool)
 CTL_RO_CONFIG_GEN(config_prof_libunwind, bool)
diff --git a/src/stats.c b/src/stats.c
index 4c427e0d..2be9a7e2 100644
--- a/src/stats.c
+++ b/src/stats.c
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ stats_general_print(emitter_t *emitter) {
 	emitter_kv(emitter, "malloc_conf", "config.malloc_conf",
 	    emitter_type_string, &config_malloc_conf);
 
+	CONFIG_WRITE_BOOL(opt_safety_checks);
 	CONFIG_WRITE_BOOL(prof);
 	CONFIG_WRITE_BOOL(prof_libgcc);
 	CONFIG_WRITE_BOOL(prof_libunwind);