diff --git a/package/pkg-cmake.mk b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
index 81dcfcce16..bca360332b 100644
--- a/package/pkg-cmake.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-cmake.mk
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	PATH=$$(BR_PATH) \
 	$$($$(PKG)_CONF_ENV) $$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/cmake $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR) \
 		-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE="$$(HOST_DIR)/usr/share/buildroot/toolchainfile.cmake" \
-		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$$(if $$(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),Debug,Release) \
+		-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$$(if $$(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),RelWithDebInfo,Release) \
 		-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="/usr" \
 		-DCMAKE_COLOR_MAKEFILE=OFF \
 		-DBUILD_DOC=OFF \