diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index c6d54e3c..84d440ce 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ static int lfsr_rbyd_fetch_(lfs_t *lfs,
 
     // asserting rbyd balance? check that all branches in the rbyd have
     // the same height
-    #ifdef LFS_ASSERTRBYDBALANCE
+    #ifdef LFS_DEBUGRBYDBALANCE
     lfsr_srid_t rid = -1;
     lfsr_tag_t tag = 0;
     lfs_ssize_t height = -1;
diff --git a/lfs_util.h b/lfs_util.h
index d2392b3f..8a9121c4 100644
--- a/lfs_util.h
+++ b/lfs_util.h
@@ -168,10 +168,10 @@ extern "C"
 #define LFS_IFDEF_GC(a, b) (b)
 #endif
 
-#ifdef LFS_ASSERTRBYDBALANCE
-#define LFS_IFDEF_ASSERTRBYDBALANCE(a, b) (a)
+#ifdef LFS_DEBUGRBYDBALANCE
+#define LFS_IFDEF_DEBUGRBYDBALANCE(a, b) (a)
 #else
-#define LFS_IFDEF_ASSERTRBYDBALANCE(a, b) (b)
+#define LFS_IFDEF_DEBUGRBYDBALANCE(a, b) (b)
 #endif