diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 0ab78636..954a2d1b 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 
 # build configuration options for this Makefile
-BUILD_TYPE_DEBUG    ?= 1
+BUILD_TYPE_DEBUG    ?= 0
 BUILD_TYPE_SANITIZE ?= 0
 BUILD_USE_DEPEND    ?= 1