diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ca1e8f1f..de60f326 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ SET(GoTools_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 SET(GoTools_VERSION "${GoTools_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GoTools_VERSION_MINOR}.${GoTools_VERSION_PATCH}")
 SET(GoTools_ABI_VERSION "${GoTools_VERSION_MAJOR}.${GoTools_VERSION_MINOR}" CACHE INTERNAL "GoTools ABI version")
 
+set(CMAKE_DEBUG_POSTFIX "d")
+
 option(BUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY "Build the project as shared libraries?" OFF)
 #message("gotools: BUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY: " ${BUILD_AS_SHARED_LIBRARY})