diff --git a/platformio/ide/tpls/clion/CMakeListsPrivate.txt.tpl b/platformio/ide/tpls/clion/CMakeListsPrivate.txt.tpl
index 225a3b67..8d63931b 100644
--- a/platformio/ide/tpls/clion/CMakeListsPrivate.txt.tpl
+++ b/platformio/ide/tpls/clion/CMakeListsPrivate.txt.tpl
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ SET(CMAKE_C_FLAGS_DISTRIBUTION "{{cc_flags}}")
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
 
 % for define in defines:
-% if "##" not in define:
-add_definitions("-D{{!define.replace("(", "\(").replace(")", "\)").replace('"', '\\"')}}")
-% end
+add_definitions(-D'{{!re.sub(r"([\"()#])",r"\\\1",define)}}')
 % end
 
 % for include in includes: