diff --git a/package/opencv/opencv.mk b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
index 42f9b0a51f..3fcba80e7a 100644
--- a/package/opencv/opencv.mk
+++ b/package/opencv/opencv.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ OPENCV_SOURCE  = OpenCV-$(OPENCV_VERSION).tar.bz2
 OPENCV_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 OPENCV_CONF_OPT += \
-	-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$(if $(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),Debug,Release)   \
 	-DBUILD_WITH_STATIC_CRT=OFF                                  \
 	-DBUILD_DOCS=OFF                                             \
 	-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF                                         \