diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 543d9cb98..e3cc8df3b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -259,11 +259,11 @@ endif (APPLE)
 
 
 # Set up Ogre plugin folder & debug suffix
-# Ogre on OS X doesn't use "_d" suffix (see Ogre's CMakeLists.txt)
-if (DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" AND NOT APPLE)
-	add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DEBUG_SUFFIX="_d")
-else()
+if (APPLE)
+	# Ogre on OS X doesn't use "_d" suffix (see Ogre's CMakeLists.txt)
 	add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DEBUG_SUFFIX="")
+else ()
+	add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DEBUG_SUFFIX="_d")
 endif()
 
 add_definitions(-DOGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL="${OGRE_PLUGIN_DIR_REL}")
diff --git a/components/files/ogreplugin.cpp b/components/files/ogreplugin.cpp
index c434114b3..85fe661de 100644
--- a/components/files/ogreplugin.cpp
+++ b/components/files/ogreplugin.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@
 namespace Files {
 
 bool loadOgrePlugin(const std::string &pluginDir, std::string pluginName, Ogre::Root &ogreRoot) {
+    // Append plugin suffix if debugging.
+#if defined(DEBUG) || defined(_DEBUG)
 	pluginName = pluginName + OGRE_PLUGIN_DEBUG_SUFFIX;
+#endif
+
 #if OGRE_PLATFORM == OGRE_PLATFORM_APPLE
 	std::ostringstream verStream;
 	verStream << "." << OGRE_VERSION_MAJOR << "." << OGRE_VERSION_MINOR << "." << OGRE_VERSION_PATCH;