diff --git a/depends/hosts/linux.mk b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
index 5322520e6f..b5723d83a7 100644
--- a/depends/hosts/linux.mk
+++ b/depends/hosts/linux.mk
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ linux_release_CXXFLAGS=$(linux_release_CFLAGS)
 linux_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
 linux_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(linux_debug_CFLAGS)
 
-linux_debug_CPPFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG -D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC -D_LIBCPP_DEBUG=1
+linux_debug_CPPFLAGS=-D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG -D_GLIBCXX_DEBUG_PEDANTIC -D_LIBCPP_ENABLE_ASSERTIONS=1
 
 ifeq (86,$(findstring 86,$(build_arch)))
 i686_linux_CC=gcc -m32