diff --git a/cmake/macros/MemoryDebugger.cmake b/cmake/macros/MemoryDebugger.cmake
index ebcd55a7dc..8afaab686e 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/MemoryDebugger.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/MemoryDebugger.cmake
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@
 #
 
 macro(SETUP_MEMORY_DEBUGGER)
-if (DEFINED ENV{HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING})
-  SET( HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING true )
+if (NOT "$ENV{VIRCADIA_MEMORY_DEBUGGING}" STREQUAL "")
+  SET( VIRCADIA_MEMORY_DEBUGGING true )
 endif ()
 
-if (HIFI_MEMORY_DEBUGGING)
+if (VIRCADIA_MEMORY_DEBUGGING)
   if (UNIX)
     if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Clang")
         # for clang on Linux