diff --git a/Makefile.rule b/Makefile.rule
index 997b52d98..d9013dd83 100644
--- a/Makefile.rule
+++ b/Makefile.rule
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ VERSION = 0.1
 # DEBUG = 1
 
 ifeq ($(DEBUG), 1)
-COMMON_OPT += -g
+COMMON_OPT += -g -DDEBUG
 else
 COMMON_OPT += -O2
 endif
diff --git a/driver/level3/gemm3m_level3.c b/driver/level3/gemm3m_level3.c
index 8c5473c03..df4d723ab 100644
--- a/driver/level3/gemm3m_level3.c
+++ b/driver/level3/gemm3m_level3.c
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n,
   printf("GEMM: SA .. %p  SB .. %p\n", sa, sb);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef TIMING
   innercost = 0;
   outercost = 0;
   kernelcost = 0;
diff --git a/driver/level3/level3.c b/driver/level3/level3.c
index 62b310aba..20e811cd0 100644
--- a/driver/level3/level3.c
+++ b/driver/level3/level3.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ int CNAME(blas_arg_t *args, BLASLONG *range_m, BLASLONG *range_n,
 	//  fprintf(stderr, "A = %p  B = %p  C = %p\n\tlda = %ld  ldb = %ld ldc = %ld\n", a, b, c, lda, ldb, ldc);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef TIMING
   innercost = 0;
   outercost = 0;
   kernelcost = 0;