diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index 2909e68165..4fa4987f79 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ def printListEnum(l):
 
 def gcDebugOn():
     import gc
-    return (gc.get_debug() & gc.DEBUG_LEAK) == gc.DEBUG_LEAK
+    return (gc.get_debug() & gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL) == gc.DEBUG_SAVEALL
 
 import __builtin__
 __builtin__.Functor = Functor