diff --git a/root.spec b/root.spec
index 03a40ec238f..11f071ab57b 100644
--- a/root.spec
+++ b/root.spec
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} %{arch_build_flags}"
 
 cmake ../%{n}-%{realversion} \
   -G Ninja \
-  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%{cmake_build_type} \
-%if %{is_debug_build root/llvm}
+  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
   -DLLVM_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
-%else
-  -DLLVM_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-%endif
   -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="%{i}" \
   -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc \
   -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=g++ \