diff --git a/macros.mingw64 b/macros.mingw64
index c53dee4..c80a70d 100644
--- a/macros.mingw64
+++ b/macros.mingw64
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ package or when debugging this package.\
   cmake \\\
         -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME="Windows" \\\
         -DCMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE=ON \\\
+        -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="RelWithDebInfo" \\\
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=%{_mingw64_prefix} \\\
         -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR:PATH=%{_mingw64_libdir} \\\
         -DBIN_INSTALL_DIR=%{_mingw64_bindir} \\\