diff --git a/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/postgres/pqconnection.pp b/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/postgres/pqconnection.pp
index 52014d7790..67d2260fcf 100644
--- a/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/postgres/pqconnection.pp
+++ b/packages/fcl-db/src/sqldb/postgres/pqconnection.pp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ unit PQConnection;
 {$mode objfpc}{$H+}
 
 {$Define LinkDynamically}
-{$define PQDEBUG}
+{ $define PQDEBUG}
 
 interface