diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 614772958..31a704b52 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ AS_CASE([$enable_debug],
         ],
 
         [minimum],
-        [CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DCLUTTER_ENABLE_DEBUG -DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS"],
+        [CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS"],
 
         [no],
         [CLUTTER_DEBUG_CFLAGS="-DG_DISABLE_ASSERT -DG_DISABLE_CHECKS -DG_DISABLE_CAST_CHECKS"],