diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index d39724fac..41f6e1b56 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ macro(addVersionDefines)
         set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING})
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
         set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}-Debug)
-        add_compile_definitions(DEBUG)
+        add_compile_definitions(DEBUG _GLIBCXX_DEBUG)
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
         set(IMHEX_VERSION_STRING ${IMHEX_VERSION_STRING}-RelWithDebInfo)
     elseif (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "MinSizeRel")