diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fd0ca2ee..2f006aa0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS "ON")
 
 if (BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET)
    set(GRAPHENE_EGENESIS_JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/genesis-testnet.json" CACHE PATH "location of the genesis.json to embed in the executable" )
-   add_compile_definitions(BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET=1)
+   #add_compile_definitions(BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET=1)
+   add_definitions(-DBUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET=1)
    message ("\n====================\nBuilding for Testnet\n====================\n")
 else (BUILD_PEERPLAYS_TESTNET)
    set(GRAPHENE_EGENESIS_JSON "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/genesis-mainnet.json" CACHE PATH "location of the genesis.json to embed in the executable" )