diff --git a/public/game/shared/dota/protobuf/dota_clientmessage_helpers.h b/public/game/shared/dota/protobuf/dota_clientmessage_helpers.h
index 3234d4cb..4abaa9ea 100644
--- a/public/game/shared/dota/protobuf/dota_clientmessage_helpers.h
+++ b/public/game/shared/dota/protobuf/dota_clientmessage_helpers.h
@@ -2,8 +2,19 @@
 #define DOTA_CM_HELPERS
 
 #include <game/shared/dota/protobuf/dota_clientmessages.pb.h>
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+#define KILL_DEBUG
+#undef _DEBUG
+#endif
+
 #include <tier1/utlhashdict.h>
 
+#ifdef KILL_DEBUG
+#define _DEBUG
+#undef KILL_DEBUG
+#endif
+
 class CDotaClientMessageHelpers
 {
 public: