diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5fe164f..d0d903a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 endif()
 message(STATUS "Started CMake for ${PROJECT_NAME} v${PROJECT_VERSION}...\n")
 
+if (UNIX)
+    add_compile_options("$<$<CONFIG:DEBUG>:-D_DEBUG>")    #this will allow to use same _DEBUG macro available in both Linux as well as Windows - MSCV environment. Easy to put Debug specific code.
+endif (UNIX)
+
+
 #
 # Setup alternative names
 #