diff --git a/qgroundcontrol.pro b/qgroundcontrol.pro
index 769e02934e9bcc7f8e7c299994d8e696bdc1d846..b2ca974c1bd8937e84cbff2c9e42662d0ec876ae 100644
--- a/qgroundcontrol.pro
+++ b/qgroundcontrol.pro
@@ -201,8 +201,13 @@ LinuxBuild {
 
 CONFIG += qt \
     thread \
-    c++11 \
-    qtquickcompiler \
+    c++11
+
+DebugBuild {
+    CONFIG -= qtquickcompiler
+} else {
+    CONFIG += qtquickcompiler
+}
 
 contains(DEFINES, ENABLE_VERBOSE_OUTPUT) {
     message("Enable verbose compiler output (manual override from command line)")