diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 91e52fcc..ba66a033 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ endif
 QMAKE_ADDITIONAL_ARGS=
 ifneq (,$(filter coverage,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	QMAKE_ADDITIONAL_ARGS += CONFIG+=coverage CONFIG+=debug
+else
+	QMAKE_ADDITIONAL_ARGS += CONFIG+=release
 endif
 
 DPKG_EXPORT_BUILDFLAGS = 1