diff --git a/package/debian/rules b/package/debian/rules
index ab303e6e4..fe11ffd4a 100755
--- a/package/debian/rules
+++ b/package/debian/rules
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 override_dh_auto_configure:
 	dh_auto_configure -- \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
 		-DWITH_AUDIO=ON \
 		-DWITH_GLXAPPLICATION=ON \
 		-DWITH_SDL2APPLICATION=ON \