diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af333695c..05af588bc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export BUILDTYPE ?= Release
+export BUILDTYPE ?= Debug
 
 ifeq ($(shell uname -s), Darwin)
   HOST_PLATFORM = osx