diff --git a/install/GNUmakefile b/install/GNUmakefile
index 2df8b5ab37961c03a3a364edf1a802baa62d4bb1..224be8db43b724e604bd66212807eefa4736dd98 100644
--- a/install/GNUmakefile
+++ b/install/GNUmakefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 ifndef DEBUG
  ifndef RELEASE
-  DEBUG	:=	1
+  RELEASE	:=	1
  endif
 endif