diff --git a/src/libslic3r/libslic3r_version.h.in b/src/libslic3r/libslic3r_version.h.in
index 90383c93af6..1c9defad586 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/libslic3r_version.h.in
+++ b/src/libslic3r/libslic3r_version.h.in
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 //#define SLIC3R_RC_VERSION "@SLIC3R_VERSION@"
 #define BBL_RELEASE_TO_PUBLIC @BBL_RELEASE_TO_PUBLIC@
 #define BBL_INTERNAL_TESTING @BBL_INTERNAL_TESTING@
-#define ORCA_CHECK_GCODE_PLACEHOLDERS @ORCA_CHECK_GCODE_PLACEHOLDERS@
+
+// @ORCA_CHECK_GCODE_PLACEHOLDERS@
+// Logic taken from ./src/libslic3r/GCode.hpp
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+    #define ORCA_CHECK_GCODE_PLACEHOLDERS 1
+#else
+    #define ORCA_CHECK_GCODE_PLACEHOLDERS 0
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __SLIC3R_VERSION_H */