diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 4c6ff51493f799..cbe0215359e29d 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class object "PyObject *" "&PyBaseObject_Type"
 
 #define END_TYPE_DICT_LOCK() Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION2()
 
-#ifndef NDEBUG
+#if !defined(NDEBUG) || defined(Py_DEBUG)
 // Return true if the world is currently stopped.
 static bool
 types_world_is_stopped(void)