diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e78eea0e..44246e7e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ ENDIF(NO_XWAYLAND MATCHES true)
 
 IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
     message(STATUS "Configuring Hyprland in Debug with CMake!")
+    add_definitions( -DHYPRLAND_DEBUG )
 ELSE()
     # add_compile_options(-O3) # may crash for some
     message(STATUS "Configuring Hyprland in Release with CMake!")