diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e693987d..7ea42d7f5 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ else()
   target_compile_options(
     ${OLIVE_TARGET}
     PRIVATE
-    -O2
+    "$<$<CONFIG:RELEASE>:-O2>"
     -Werror
     -Wuninitialized
     -pedantic-errors