diff --git a/package/openpowerlink/openpowerlink.mk b/package/openpowerlink/openpowerlink.mk
index 152f014acb..a888eb31d8 100644
--- a/package/openpowerlink/openpowerlink.mk
+++ b/package/openpowerlink/openpowerlink.mk
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ OPENPOWERLINK_CONF_OPT = -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=$(OPENPOWERLINK_ARCH)
 # so force static lib to build libpowerlink.a
 OPENPOWERLINK_CONF_OPT += -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF
 
-ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_DEBUG),y)
-OPENPOWERLINK_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
-else
-OPENPOWERLINK_CONF_OPT += -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
-endif
-
 OPENPOWERLINK_CONF_OPT += -DCFG_DEBUG_LVL=$(call qstrip,$(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENPOWERLINK_DEBUG_LEVEL))
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENPOWERLINK_LIBPCAP),y)