diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/jf/jfbview/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/jf/jfbview/package.nix
index dfef739b1ac8..a8d5219ad2e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/jf/jfbview/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/jf/jfbview/package.nix
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   cmakeFlags = [
     (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_TESTING" false)
-    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE" "Release")
     (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" "/") # relative to $out
   ];