diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libvpl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libvpl/package.nix
index ad155189f74d..e4fb7e0180ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libvpl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libvpl/package.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-      "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
       "-DENABLE_DRI3=ON"
       "-DENABLE_DRM=ON"
       "-DENABLE_VA=ON"