diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ec11bae..8ab14994 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ all-debug: build-debug
 
 cmake-release:
 	mkdir -p build/release
-	cd build/release && cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+	cd build/release && cmake ../..
 
 build-release: cmake-release
 	cd build/release && $(MAKE)
 
 build-static: 
 	mkdir -p build/static
-	cd build/static && cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ../..
+	cd build/static && cmake ../..
 	cd build/static && $(MAKE) SHARED=0 CC='gcc -static'
 
 test-release: build-release