diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 8615db6b63..b741872626 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
     if [ "$DEBUG" = "yes" ]; then
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
     else
-      CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="Release"
+      CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE="MinSizeRel"
     fi
 
     TARGET_CMAKE_OPTS="-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=$CMAKE_CONF \