diff --git a/libbb/getpty.c b/libbb/getpty.c
index 4b65188fb..c006e34f5 100644
--- a/libbb/getpty.c
+++ b/libbb/getpty.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 #include "libbb.h"
 
+#define DEBUG 0
+
 int getpty(char *line, int size)
 {
 	int p;