diff --git a/examples/Makefile b/examples/Makefile
index c16dbed53..93b943ab4 100644
--- a/examples/Makefile
+++ b/examples/Makefile
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ endif
 CFLAGS += -Wall -std=c99 -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -Wno-missing-braces -Wunused-result
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_MODE),DEBUG)
-    CFLAGS += -g
+    CFLAGS += -g -D_DEBUG
     ifeq ($(PLATFORM),PLATFORM_WEB)
         CFLAGS += -s ASSERTIONS=1 --profiling
     endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 67ed2f840..1eef421a2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ ifeq ($(PLATFORM_OS), LINUX)
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(RAYLIB_BUILD_MODE),DEBUG)
-    CFLAGS += -g
+    CFLAGS += -g -D_DEBUG
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(RAYLIB_BUILD_MODE),RELEASE)