diff --git a/drivers/nfc/Makefile b/drivers/nfc/Makefile
index a4292d790f9b..13b648baf175 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/nfc/Makefile
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_TRF7970A)	+= trf7970a.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_ST21NFCA)  	+= st21nfca/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_ST21NFCB)	+= st21nfcb/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NXP_NCI)	+= nxp-nci/
-
-ccflags-$(CONFIG_NFC_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG
diff --git a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/Makefile b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/Makefile
index c008be30bb18..c9ec7869dbd2 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/nfc/nxp-nci/Makefile
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ nxp-nci_i2c-objs = i2c.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NXP_NCI) += nxp-nci.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NFC_NXP_NCI_I2C) += nxp-nci_i2c.o
-
-ccflags-$(CONFIG_NFC_DEBUG) := -DDEBUG