diff --git a/cmake-scripts/asy-macro.cmake b/cmake-scripts/asy-macro.cmake
index 8c0b2564e..d393db61d 100644
--- a/cmake-scripts/asy-macro.cmake
+++ b/cmake-scripts/asy-macro.cmake
@@ -24,3 +24,7 @@ endif()
 if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux")
     list(APPEND ASY_MACROS LINUX_SYSTEM)
 endif()
+
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE IN_LIST cmake_debug_build_types)
+    list(APPEND ASY_MACROS DEBUG)
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake-scripts/common.cmake b/cmake-scripts/common.cmake
index e2bab8497..8316f7182 100644
--- a/cmake-scripts/common.cmake
+++ b/cmake-scripts/common.cmake
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ macro(TODO_NOTIMPL message)
 endmacro()
 
 set(cmake_release_build_types Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel)
+set(cmake_debug_build_types Debug)