diff --git a/bin/verilator b/bin/verilator
index 7dd2be4aa..4bcb4ea71 100755
--- a/bin/verilator
+++ b/bin/verilator
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ sub verilator_bin {
     my $bin = "";
     # Use VERILATOR_ROOT if defined, else assume verilator_bin is in the search path
     $bin .= $ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT}."/" if defined($ENV{VERILATOR_ROOT});
-    $bin .= ($ENV{VERILATOR_BIN}||"verilator_bin");
-    if ($Debug) { $bin = "${bin}_dbg"; }
+    $bin .= ($ENV{VERILATOR_BIN}
+	     || ($Debug ? "verilator_bin_dbg" : "verilator_bin"));
     return $bin;
 }