diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6a133fe4..6a0cd63a9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,16 +15,15 @@ pkg_get_variable (CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER PETSc fcompiler)
 pkg_get_variable (CMAKE_C_COMPILER PETSc ccompiler)
 
 # Solver determines name of project
-string(TOLOWER "${DAMASK_SOLVER}" DAMASK_SOLVER)
-if (DAMASK_SOLVER STREQUAL "grid")
+string(TOUPPER "${DAMASK_SOLVER}" DAMASK_SOLVER)
+if (DAMASK_SOLVER STREQUAL "GRID")
     project (damask-grid HOMEPAGE_URL https://damask.mpie.de LANGUAGES Fortran C)
-    add_definitions (-DGrid)
-elseif (DAMASK_SOLVER STREQUAL "mesh")
+elseif (DAMASK_SOLVER STREQUAL "MESH")
     project (damask-mesh HOMEPAGE_URL https://damask.mpie.de LANGUAGES Fortran C)
-    add_definitions (-DMesh)
 else ()
     message (FATAL_ERROR "Build target (DAMASK_SOLVER) is not defined")
 endif ()
+add_definitions ("-D${DAMASK_SOLVER}")
 
 file (STRINGS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION DAMASK_VERSION)
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dfbcbd5ae..e73205702 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ all: grid mesh
 
 .PHONY: grid
 grid:
-	@cmake -B build/grid -DDAMASK_SOLVER=GRID -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PWD} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -DBUILDCMD_POST=${BUILDCMD_POST} -DBUILDCMD_PRE=${BUILDCMD_PRE} -DOPTIMIZATION=${OPTIMIZATION} -DOPENMP=${OPENMP}
+	@cmake -B build/grid -DDAMASK_SOLVER=grid -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PWD} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -DBUILDCMD_POST=${BUILDCMD_POST} -DBUILDCMD_PRE=${BUILDCMD_PRE} -DOPTIMIZATION=${OPTIMIZATION} -DOPENMP=${OPENMP}
 	@cmake --build build/grid --parallel
 	@cmake --install build/grid
 
 .PHONY: mesh
 mesh:
-	@cmake -B build/mesh -DDAMASK_SOLVER=MESH -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PWD} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -DBUILDCMD_POST=${BUILDCMD_POST} -DBUILDCMD_PRE=${BUILDCMD_PRE} -DOPTIMIZATION=${OPTIMIZATION} -DOPENMP=${OPENMP}
+	@cmake -B build/mesh -DDAMASK_SOLVER=mesh -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PWD} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${BUILD_TYPE} -DBUILDCMD_POST=${BUILDCMD_POST} -DBUILDCMD_PRE=${BUILDCMD_PRE} -DOPTIMIZATION=${OPTIMIZATION} -DOPENMP=${OPENMP}
 	@cmake --build build/mesh --parallel
 	@cmake --install build/mesh
 
diff --git a/PRIVATE b/PRIVATE
index 9fec97ad8..89ee5ced4 160000
--- a/PRIVATE
+++ b/PRIVATE
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9fec97ad816c50d33ce235ca2e65602f525c1194
+Subproject commit 89ee5ced410c0d7f50ef20e39080f2c637b1b0f7
diff --git a/src/CPFEM2.f90 b/src/CPFEM2.f90
index bf044bef9..07f64b72a 100644
--- a/src/CPFEM2.f90
+++ b/src/CPFEM2.f90
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ module CPFEM2
   use HDF5_utilities
   use homogenization
   use phase
-#if    defined(Mesh)
+#if   defined(MESH)
   use FEM_quadrature
   use discretization_mesh
-#elif defined(Grid)
+#elif defined(GRID)
   use discretization_grid
 #endif
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ subroutine CPFEM_initAll
   call prec_init
   call IO_init
   call base64_init
-#ifdef Mesh
+#ifdef MESH
   call FEM_quadrature_init
 #endif
   call YAML_types_init
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ subroutine CPFEM_initAll
   call lattice_init
   call HDF5_utilities_init
   call results_init(restart=interface_restartInc>0)
-#if    defined(Mesh)
+#if   defined(MESH)
   call discretization_mesh_init(restart=interface_restartInc>0)
-#elif defined(Grid)
+#elif defined(GRID)
   call discretization_grid_init(restart=interface_restartInc>0)
 #endif
   call material_init(restart=interface_restartInc>0)
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_Marc.f90 b/src/DAMASK_Marc.f90
index 910ca86c0..e4859b4ab 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_Marc.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_Marc.f90
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@
 #define QUOTE(x) #x
 #define PASTE(x,y) x ## y
 
+#ifdef Marc4DAMASK
+#define MARC4DAMASK Marc4DAMASK
+#endif
+
 #include "prec.f90"
 
 module DAMASK_interface
   use prec
-#if __INTEL_COMPILER >= 1800
   use, intrinsic :: ISO_fortran_env, only: &
     compiler_version, &
     compiler_options
-#endif
   use ifport, only: &
     CHDIR
 
@@ -212,8 +214,8 @@ subroutine hypela2(d,g,e,de,s,t,dt,ngens,m,nn,kcus,matus,ndi,nshear,disp, &
 ! Marc common blocks are in fixed format so they have to be reformated to free format (f90)
 ! Beware of changes in newer Marc versions
 
-#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/concom,Marc4DAMASK))                                            ! concom is needed for inc, lovl
-#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/creeps,Marc4DAMASK))                                            ! creeps is needed for timinc (time increment)
+#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/concom,MARC4DAMASK))                                            ! concom is needed for inc, lovl
+#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/creeps,MARC4DAMASK))                                            ! creeps is needed for timinc (time increment)
 
   logical :: cutBack
   real(pReal), dimension(6) ::   stress
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ subroutine uedinc(inc,incsub)
   integer :: n, nqncomp, nqdatatype
   integer, save :: inc_written
   real(pReal), allocatable, dimension(:,:) :: d_n
-#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/creeps,Marc4DAMASK))                                            ! creeps is needed for timinc (time increment)
+#include QUOTE(PASTE(./Marc/include/creeps,MARC4DAMASK))                                            ! creeps is needed for timinc (time increment)
 
 
   if (inc > inc_written) then
diff --git a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90 b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
index e5fbe20ac..0c3bdca80 100644
--- a/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
+++ b/src/DAMASK_interface.f90
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ subroutine DAMASK_interface_init
   print*, '   _/    _/  _/_/_/_/  _/  _/  _/  _/_/_/_/    _/_/    _/_/          _/_/'
   print*, '  _/    _/  _/    _/  _/      _/  _/    _/        _/  _/  _/            _/'
   print*, ' _/_/_/    _/    _/  _/      _/  _/    _/  _/_/_/    _/    _/    _/_/_/'
+#if   defined(GRID)
+  print*, ' Grid solver'
+#elif defined(Mesh)
+  print*, ' Mesh solver'
+#endif
 #ifdef DEBUG
   print'(/,a)', ' debug version - debug version - debug version - debug version - debug version'
 #endif