diff --git a/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots-0.16.bb b/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots-0.16.bb
index c187f0a..3dbbb94 100644
--- a/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots-0.16.bb
+++ b/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots-0.16.bb
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ PV = "0.16.2"
 
 inherit meson pkgconfig features_check
 
+EXTRA_OEMESON += "--buildtype release"
+
 do_install:append() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 ${B}/tinywl/tinywl ${D}${bindir}
diff --git a/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots_git.bb b/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots_git.bb
index bab2439..d0c154f 100644
--- a/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-wlroots/wlroots/wlroots_git.bb
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 inherit meson pkgconfig features_check
 
+EXTRA_OEMESON += "--buildtype release"
+
 do_install:append() {
 	install -d ${D}${bindir}
 	install -m 0755 ${B}/tinywl/tinywl ${D}${bindir}