diff --git a/src/e_ferite.c b/src/e_ferite.c
index ec9dfd8f2..f0430be8f 100644
--- a/src/e_ferite.c
+++ b/src/e_ferite.c
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
-#include "debug.h"
+/*#include "debug.h"*/
 #include "e_ferite.h"
 #include "e_ferite_gen_header.h"
 
+#ifdef D /* until ferite doesn't pullte the D(ebug) macro */
+# undef D
+# define D(x,...)
+# define D_ENTER
+# define D_RETURN
+# define D_RETURN_(x)
+#endif
+
 void e_ferite_init(void)
 {
    D_ENTER;