diff --git a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/package.mk b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/package.mk
index 0042ba776c..1d64203d53 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/package.mk
+++ b/packages/sysutils/remote/lirc/package.mk
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="ac_cv_path_LIBUSB_CONFIG= /
 if [ "$DEBUG" = yes ]; then
   PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET --enable-debug"
 else
-  PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET --enable-debug"
+  PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET="$PKG_CONFIGURE_OPTS_TARGET --disable-debug"
 fi
 
 pre_make_target() {