diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
index 881594d5e76..84a34168448 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
 /* GLOBALS ******************************************************************/
 
 static VOID CALLBACK ServiceMain(DWORD, LPWSTR *);
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
index 6bf4e71e20a..768d26ad3d7 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventlog.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef __EVENTLOG_H__
 #define __EVENTLOG_H__
 
-#define NDEBUG
 #define WIN32_NO_STATUS
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <rtlfuncs.h>
 #include <obfuncs.h>
 #include <iofuncs.h>
-#include <debug.h>
 #include <eventlogrpc_s.h>
 
 typedef struct _IO_ERROR_LPC
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventsource.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventsource.c
index 61826668c38..63192a6be22 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventsource.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/eventsource.c
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
 static LIST_ENTRY EventSourceListHead;
 static CRITICAL_SECTION EventSourceListCs;
 
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/file.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/file.c
index 8acd365c06b..fb5a698492a 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/file.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/file.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
 /* GLOBALS ******************************************************************/
 
 static LIST_ENTRY LogFileListHead;
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/logport.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/logport.c
index d82cf4c649b..b8d1ad9d0b1 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/logport.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/logport.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
 /* GLOBALS ******************************************************************/
 
 HANDLE ConnectPortHandle = NULL;
diff --git a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
index a7c34c7bbcf..faac4609161 100644
--- a/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
+++ b/reactos/base/services/eventlog/rpc.c
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 
 #include "eventlog.h"
 
+#define NDEBUG
+#include <debug.h>
+
 LIST_ENTRY LogHandleListHead;
 
 /* FUNCTIONS ****************************************************************/