diff --git a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
index 7ec55e2b4f9668c8ee78c9e4c7e61569cb08276f..bef5033874e12fa024d190706f89e31da3598abe 100644
--- a/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ if(${BUILD_GEOS})
     if(${TD_LINUX})
         set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_REL}")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_REL}")
+        set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
     endif(${TD_LINUX})
-    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
     option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS "Build GEOS with shared libraries" OFF)
     add_subdirectory(geos EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL)
     target_include_directories(