diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.cc b/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.cc
index 06f774ee9..e931c8f1f 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.cc
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@
  *                                                                             *
  *******************************************************************************/
 
-#include <iostream>
-#include <ctime>
-#include <thread>
-#include <chrono>
-
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <sys/time.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "rsthreads.h"
+
 #include "util/rsdebug.h"
 #include "util/rserrno.h"
 
+#include <chrono>
+#include <ctime>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <thread>
+
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#endif
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 int __attribute__((weak)) pthread_setname_np(const char *__buf) ;
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ void RsMutex::lock()
 	{
 		RsErr() << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << "pthread_mutex_lock returned: "
 		        << rsErrnoName(err)
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
-		        << " name: " << name
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
+		        << " name: " << name()
 #endif
 		       << std::endl;
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void RsMutex::lock()
 	_thread_id = pthread_self();
 }
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 double RsStackMutex::getCurrentTS()
 {
 
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.h b/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.h
index 3ff803f99..82221ebbb 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/util/rsthreads.h
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 #	include "util/rstime.h"
 #endif
 
-//#define RSMUTEX_DEBUG
-
 /**
  * @brief Provide mutexes that keep track of the owner. Based on pthread mutex.
  */
@@ -49,13 +47,13 @@ class RsMutex
 public:
 
 	RsMutex(const std::string& name) : _thread_id(0)
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 	  , _name(name)
 #endif
 	{
 		pthread_mutex_init(&realMutex, nullptr);
 
-#ifndef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifndef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 		(void) name; // remove unused parameter warnings
 #endif
 	}
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ public:
 	void unlock();
 	bool trylock() { return (0 == pthread_mutex_trylock(&realMutex)); }
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 	const std::string& name() const { return _name ; }
 #endif
 
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ private:
 	pthread_mutex_t realMutex;
 	pthread_t _thread_id;
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 	std::string _name;
 #endif
 };
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ private:
 
 /**
  * Provide mutexes that automatically lock/unlock on creation/destruction and
- * have powerfull debugging facilities (if RSMUTEX_DEBUG is defined at
+ * have powerfull debugging facilities (if RS_MUTEX_DEBUG is defined at
  * compiletime).
  * In most of the cases you should not use this directly instead
  * @see RS_STACK_MUTEX(m)
@@ -110,7 +108,7 @@ public:
 	RsStackMutex(RsMutex &mtx) : mMtx(mtx)
 	{
 		mMtx.lock();
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 		double ts = getCurrentTS();
 		_time_stamp = ts;
 		_lineno = 0;
@@ -120,11 +118,11 @@ public:
 
 	RsStackMutex(RsMutex &mtx, const char *function_name, const char *file_name,
 	             int lineno) : mMtx(mtx)
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 	  , _info(std::string(function_name)+" in file "+file_name), _lineno(lineno)
 #endif
 	{
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 		double ts = getCurrentTS();
 		_time_stamp = ts;
 		pthread_t owner = mMtx.owner();
@@ -135,7 +133,7 @@ public:
 
 		mMtx.lock();
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 		ts = getCurrentTS();
 
 		if(ts - _time_stamp > 1.0)
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		mMtx.unlock();
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 		double ts = getCurrentTS();
 
 		    if(ts - _time_stamp > 1.0)
@@ -166,7 +164,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	RsMutex &mMtx;
 
-#ifdef RSMUTEX_DEBUG
+#ifdef RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
 	static double getCurrentTS();
 	double _time_stamp;
 	std::string _info;
diff --git a/retroshare.pri b/retroshare.pri
index 963a65ed2..2c2201ef3 100644
--- a/retroshare.pri
+++ b/retroshare.pri
@@ -577,6 +577,8 @@ rs_broadcast_discovery:DEFINES *= RS_BROADCAST_DISCOVERY
 no_rs_dh_init_check:DEFINES *= RS_DISABLE_DIFFIE_HELLMAN_INIT_CHECK
 
 debug {
+    rs_mutex_debug:DEFINES *= RS_MUTEX_DEBUG
+
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS -= -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer
     QMAKE_CFLAGS -= -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer