diff --git a/apps/mqtt/mqtt.c b/apps/mqtt/mqtt.c
index f56df3a16..64b2d9454 100644
--- a/apps/mqtt/mqtt.c
+++ b/apps/mqtt/mqtt.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 #define DEBUG 0
 #if DEBUG
-#define PRINTF(...) PRINTF(__VA_ARGS__)
+#define PRINTF(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
 #else
 #define PRINTF(...)
 #endif