diff --git a/plugins/button_combo_test_plugin/Makefile b/plugins/button_combo_test_plugin/Makefile
index 08e6226..0b4c0d6 100644
--- a/plugins/button_combo_test_plugin/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/button_combo_test_plugin/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ CXXFLAGS	:= $(CFLAGS)
 ASFLAGS	:=	-g $(ARCH)
 LDFLAGS	=	-g $(ARCH) $(RPXSPECS) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map) $(WUPSSPECS) 
 
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),VERBOSE)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+endif
+
 LIBS	:= -lwups -lwut 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plugins/example_plugin_cpp/Makefile b/plugins/example_plugin_cpp/Makefile
index 1860d5c..227f22d 100644
--- a/plugins/example_plugin_cpp/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/example_plugin_cpp/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ CXXFLAGS	:= $(CFLAGS) -std=c++20
 ASFLAGS	:=	-g $(ARCH)
 LDFLAGS	=	-g $(ARCH) $(RPXSPECS) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map) $(WUPSSPECS) 
 
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),VERBOSE)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+endif
+
 LIBS	:= -lwups -lwut 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/plugins/storage_test_plugin/Makefile b/plugins/storage_test_plugin/Makefile
index c4c4141..ffb0a69 100644
--- a/plugins/storage_test_plugin/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/storage_test_plugin/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ CXXFLAGS	:= $(CFLAGS)
 ASFLAGS	:=	-g $(ARCH)
 LDFLAGS	=	-g $(ARCH) $(RPXSPECS) -Wl,-Map,$(notdir $*.map) $(WUPSSPECS) 
 
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),1)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -g
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(DEBUG),VERBOSE)
+CXXFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+CFLAGS += -DDEBUG -DVERBOSE_DEBUG -g
+endif
+
 LIBS	:= -lwups -lwut 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------