diff --git a/backends/llamacpp/cmake/spdlog.cmake b/backends/llamacpp/cmake/spdlog.cmake
index c4ee5c97..9cd210dd 100644
--- a/backends/llamacpp/cmake/spdlog.cmake
+++ b/backends/llamacpp/cmake/spdlog.cmake
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set(SPDLOG_BUILD_SHARED OFF)
 set(SPDLOG_FMT_EXTERNAL ON)
 
 # Define the level at which SPDLOG_ compilation level is defined
-if (${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} STREQUAL "Debug")
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
     add_compile_definitions(SPDLOG_ACTIVE_LEVEL SPDLOG_LEVEL_DEBUG)
 else ()
     add_compile_definitions(SPDLOG_ACTIVE_LEVEL SPDLOG_LEVEL_INFO)