diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index caeaac57827adcc56d47262c178a69d5aa4113e6..411d3f8a63df54be436ea5f48f5c9e4fbaa68d02 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SET(CBB_VERSION_STR
 
 message(STATUS "Version info: ${CBB_VERSION_STR}")
 
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-std=c99 ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -D__FILE_NAME__='\"$(notdir $(subst .o,,$(abspath $@)))\"'")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-std=c99 ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
 
 add_compile_options(-fPIC -Wall -MMD -fno-strict-aliasing -fsigned-char -fms-extensions -lpthread)
 add_compile_definitions(_GNU_SOURCE _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE KNL_PREFIX _REENTRANT __PERF_STAT__)