diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a4f80574c..8f0f2b765 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ debug-configure:
 
 release-configure: clean
 	mkdir -p '$(BUILD_ROOT)'
-	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DSTATIC_LINK_RUNTIME=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DRELEASE_MOTTO="$(shell cat motto.txt)" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(CC) -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(CXX) -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
+	$(CONFIG_CMD) -DSTATIC_LINK_RUNTIME=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DRELEASE_MOTTO="$(shell cat motto.txt)" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=$(CC) -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=$(CXX) -DCMAKE_ASM_FLAGS='$(ASFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='$(CFLAGS)' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='$(CXXFLAGS)'
 
 debug: debug-configure
 	$(MAKE) -C $(BUILD_ROOT)