diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4579bfeb..d8d91411 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ NOTE: **git-perl** is required for submodules to work in **Void Linux**
   $ git clone --branch 0.1.0 --recursive https://github.com/jaagr/lemonbuddy.git
   $ mkdir lemonbuddy/build
   $ cd lemonbuddy/build
-  $ cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
+  $ cmake ..
   # List and edit build variables
   $ make edit_cache
   $ sudo make install
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 34e069a0..e8b2047e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function main
   mkdir ./build || msg_err "Failed to create build dir"
   cd ./build || msg_err "Failed to enter build dir"
 
-  cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .. || \
+  cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr .. || \
     msg_err "Failed to generate build... read output to get a hint of what went wrong"
 
   make || msg_err "Failed to build project"