diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index 468f34e29c..ef3fa4bb17 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -124,6 +124,14 @@ submodules at specific revisions.
                  default=False,
                  help="Enable checking of math indexes")
 
+    g.add_option('--enable-scripting', action='store_true',
+                 default=False,
+                 help="Enable onboard scripting engine")
+
+    g.add_option('--scripting-checks', action='store_true',
+                 default=True,
+                 help="Enable runtime scripting sanity checks")
+
     g = opt.ap_groups['linux']
 
     linux_options = ('--prefix', '--destdir', '--bindir', '--libdir')
@@ -169,10 +177,6 @@ configuration in order to save typing.
                  default=False,
                  help="Enable SFML graphics library")
 
-    g.add_option('--enable-scripting', action='store_true',
-                 default=False,
-                 help="Enable onboard scripting engine")
-
     g.add_option('--static',
         action='store_true',
         default=False,
@@ -269,6 +273,12 @@ def configure(cfg):
     else:
         cfg.end_msg('disabled', color='YELLOW')
 
+    cfg.start_msg('Scripting runtime checks')
+    if cfg.options.scripting_checks:
+        cfg.end_msg('enabled')
+    else:
+        cfg.end_msg('disabled', color='YELLOW')
+
     cfg.env.append_value('GIT_SUBMODULES', 'mavlink')
 
     cfg.env.prepend_value('INCLUDES', [