diff --git a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_device.cc b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_device.cc
index 51e6782263..0caf7f2426 100755
--- a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_device.cc
+++ b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_device.cc
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static const std::map<const char *, dev_depends_t> kDevFuncDependsMap = {
 Device::Device(std::string p, RocmSMI_env_vars const *e) :
             monitor_(nullptr), path_(p), env_(e), evt_notif_anon_fd_(-1),
                                                    gpu_metrics_ver_{0, 0, 0} {
-#ifdef NDEBUG
+#ifndef DEBUG
     env_ = nullptr;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_main.cc b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_main.cc
index d760d55171..171fc9d803 100755
--- a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_main.cc
+++ b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_main.cc
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ RocmSMI& RocmSMI::getInstance(uint64_t flags) {
 }
 
 static uint32_t GetEnvVarUInteger(const char *ev_str) {
-#ifdef NDEBUG
+#ifndef DEBUG
   (void)ev_str;
 #else
   ev_str = getenv(ev_str);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ static uint32_t GetEnvVarUInteger(const char *ev_str) {
 
 // Get and store env. variables in this method
 void RocmSMI::GetEnvVariables(void) {
-#ifdef NDEBUG
+#ifndef DEBUG
   (void)GetEnvVarUInteger(nullptr);  // This is to quiet release build warning.
   env_vars_.debug_output_bitfield = 0;
   env_vars_.path_DRM_root_override = nullptr;
diff --git a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_monitor.cc b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_monitor.cc
index 53659efe36..15c995ebae 100755
--- a/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_monitor.cc
+++ b/projects/rocm-smi-lib/src/rocm_smi_monitor.cc
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static const std::map<const char *, monitor_depends_t> kMonFuncDependsMap = {
 
   Monitor::Monitor(std::string path, RocmSMI_env_vars const *e) :
                                                         path_(path), env_(e) {
-#ifdef NDEBUG
+#ifndef DEBUG
     env_ = nullptr;
 #endif
 }