diff --git a/reactos/CMakeLists.txt b/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
index 994fecf57a4..6ffb68e4181 100644
--- a/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/reactos/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ else()
         set(CMAKE_CXX_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_INCLUDES OFF)
     endif()
 
+    # Default to Debug for the build type
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING 
+"Choose the type of build, options are: None(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel." FORCE)
+
     # Do some cleanup
     file(REMOVE
         ${REACTOS_BINARY_DIR}/dependencies.graphml
diff --git a/reactos/cmake/config.cmake b/reactos/cmake/config.cmake
index bded7e2838f..3c28265c1b2 100644
--- a/reactos/cmake/config.cmake
+++ b/reactos/cmake/config.cmake
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ else()
 "Whether to compile with the KD protocol.")
 endif()
 
-set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING 
-"Choose the type of build, options are: None(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS or CMAKE_C_FLAGS used) Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel." FORCE)
-
 set(_ELF_ FALSE CACHE BOOL
 "Whether to compile support for ELF files.
 Do not enable unless you know what you're doing.")