diff --git a/BUILD/build_mccge.sh b/BUILD/build_mccge.sh
index 9fe0948b192..cbc2e895815 100755
--- a/BUILD/build_mccge.sh
+++ b/BUILD/build_mccge.sh
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ set_with_debug_flags()
   if test "x$with_debug_flag" = "xyes" ; then
     if test "x$developer_flag" = "xyes" ; then
       loc_debug_flags="-DUNIV_MUST_NOT_INLINE -DEXTRA_DEBUG -DFORCE_INIT_OF_VARS "
-      loc_debug_flags="$loc_debug_cflags -DSAFEMALLOC -DPEDANTIC_SAFEMALLOC"
+      loc_debug_flags="$loc_debug_flags -DSAFEMALLOC -DPEDANTIC_SAFEMALLOC"
       compiler_flags="$compiler_flags $loc_debug_flags"
     fi
   fi