diff --git a/builds/unix/unix-dev.mk b/builds/unix/unix-dev.mk
index 6f24a589a..3454330d7 100644
--- a/builds/unix/unix-dev.mk
+++ b/builds/unix/unix-dev.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif
 DELETE   := rm -f
 SEP      := /
 HOSTSEP  := $(SEP)
-BUILD    := $(TOP)/builds/unix
+BUILD    := $(TOP)/builds/unix/devel
 PLATFORM := unixdev  # do not set it to "unix", or libtool will trick you..
 CC       := gcc
 
diff --git a/builds/win32/w32-dev.mk b/builds/win32/w32-dev.mk
index 278a600f9..fa91cc4ea 100644
--- a/builds/win32/w32-dev.mk
+++ b/builds/win32/w32-dev.mk
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif
 DELETE   := del
 SEP      := /
 HOSTSEP  := $(strip \ )
-BUILD    := $(TOP)/builds/win32
+BUILD    := $(TOP)/builds/win32/devel
 PLATFORM := win32
 CC       := gcc
 
diff --git a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
index fd31befcb..b93187c7e 100644
--- a/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
+++ b/include/freetype/config/ftoption.h
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@
   /*                                                                       */
   /*   Don't define any of these macros to compile in `release' mode!      */
   /*                                                                       */
-#define FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR
-#define FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
+#undef  FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_ERROR
+#undef  FT_DEBUG_LEVEL_TRACE
 
 
   /*************************************************************************/