diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 32eaa8f..b705bbd 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 project('rage', 'c',
         version        : '0.3.0',
         license        : 'BSD 2 clause',
-        default_options: [ 'c_std=gnu99' ],
+        default_options: [ 'buildtype=plain', 'c_std=gnu99' ],
         meson_version  : '>= 0.40.0')
 base_url = 'https://www.enlightenment.org/about-'