diff --git a/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild b/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
index 4c2f113e36..ca7f9a9e1d 100644
--- a/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
+++ b/app-misc/metetch/metetch-0.5.4.ebuild
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ DEPEND="${RDEPEND}"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig"
 
 src_configure() {
+	local mycmakeargs=(
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+	)
 	cmake_src_configure
 }