diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index df5f2be..ad7fa55 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 option('mmap', type: 'boolean', value: true)
 option('compat', type: 'boolean', value: false)
-option('debug', type: 'boolean', value: false)
+option('gdbm_debug', type: 'boolean', value: false)
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index f6c6cd7..3760785 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 conf = configuration_data()
-conf.set('GDBM_DEBUG_ENABLE', get_option('debug') ? 1 : 0)
+conf.set('GDBM_DEBUG_ENABLE', get_option('gdbm_debug') ? 1 : 0)
 count_t = 'unsigned long'
 if cc.has_type('unsigned long long int')
     count_t = 'unsigned long long int'
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ src = [
     'update.c',
     'version.c',
 ]
-if get_option('debug')
+if get_option('gdbm_debug')
     src += 'debug.c'
 endif
 libgdbm = library('gdbm', src, include_directories: autoconf_include)