diff --git a/libvmime.changes b/libvmime.changes
index a557c4c..2d46bec 100644
--- a/libvmime.changes
+++ b/libvmime.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 23 22:44:49 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
+
+- Resolve wrong name of cmake variable:
+  CMAKE_RELEASE_TYPE -> CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan  3 11:51:36 UTC 2017 - jengelh@inai.de
 
diff --git a/libvmime.spec b/libvmime.spec
index 52e3a10..b702174 100644
--- a/libvmime.spec
+++ b/libvmime.spec
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ cmake . \
 %endif
 	-DVMIME_HAVE_TLS_SUPPORT:BOOL=ON \
 	-DVMIME_BUILD_STATIC_LIBRARY:BOOL=OFF \
-	-DCMAKE_RELEASE_TYPE:STRING="RelWithDebInfo" \
+	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING="RelWithDebInfo" \
 	-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH="%_prefix" \
 	-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG:STRING="-g" \
 %if 0%{?suse_version} >= 1310