diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d27a91c..e1cb59a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-function
 CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-but-set-variable -Wno-unused-value -Wno-unused-label
 CFLAGS += -Wno-unused-result -Wno-unused-const-variable
 
-ifeq ($(RELEASE), 1)
+ifneq ($(DEBUG), 1)
 CFLAGS += -fno-exceptions -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables -fno-ident
 CFLAGS += -fno-unwind-tables -fno-stack-protector -fno-plt -fno-pic
 CFLAGS += -O3 -std=c99 -march=native -mtune=native -fomit-frame-pointer