diff --git a/ircd/Makefile.am b/ircd/Makefile.am
index 0906abcec..0cf495905 100644
--- a/ircd/Makefile.am
+++ b/ircd/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
+DEFS += \
+	-DIRCD_UNIT \
+	###
+
 AM_CXXFLAGS = \
 	-ftls-model=initial-exec \
 	@EXTRA_CXXFLAGS@ \
diff --git a/modules/Makefile.am b/modules/Makefile.am
index e0355195b..50aeac38c 100644
--- a/modules/Makefile.am
+++ b/modules/Makefile.am
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # IRCd Modules
 #
 
+DEFS += \
+	-DIRCD_UNIT \
+	###
+
 AM_CXXFLAGS = \
 	-ftls-model=global-dynamic \
 	@EXTRA_CXXFLAGS@ \