diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 06ac5ea23a5f52f91e7c56447ca64ada882fa008..7e1d5a7b44a12a8d105b9128062ff4db58d65db1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),install)
 	DEBUG_LEVEL=0
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),rocksdbjavastatic)
+	DEBUG_LEVEL=0
+endif
+
 # compile with -O2 if debug level is not 2
 ifneq ($(DEBUG_LEVEL), 2)
 OPT += -O2 -fno-omit-frame-pointer