diff --git a/plugins/Cardinal/src/plugincontext.hpp b/plugins/Cardinal/src/plugincontext.hpp
index 9ccd9c8..9de044c 100644
--- a/plugins/Cardinal/src/plugincontext.hpp
+++ b/plugins/Cardinal/src/plugincontext.hpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #ifndef HEADLESS
 # include "dgl/Base.hpp"
+#else
+# include "extra/LeakDetector.hpp"
 #endif
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/override/dep.cpp b/src/override/dep.cpp
index bdc9186..da7b17d 100644
--- a/src/override/dep.cpp
+++ b/src/override/dep.cpp
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 
 // fix blendish build, missing symbol in debug mode
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 extern "C" {
 float bnd_clamp(float v, float mn, float mx) {
     return (v > mx)?mx:(v < mn)?mn:v;
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ float bnd_clamp(float v, float mn, float mx) {
 #endif
 
 // fix bogaudio build, another missing symbol
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifndef NDEBUG
 namespace bogaudio {
 struct FollowerBase {
     static float efGainMaxDecibelsDebug;