diff --git a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
index 1b91486aa7..69735d5347 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ jobs:
             install_steps: libressl
             # FIXME: Could not make OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR work. CMake seems to prepend sysroot to it.
             generate: >-
-              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
+              -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
               -DOPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR="$HOME/libressl/include"
               -DOPENSSL_SSL_LIBRARY="$HOME/libressl/lib/libssl.a"
               -DOPENSSL_CRYPTO_LIBRARY="$HOME/libressl/lib/libcrypto.a"