diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f4555a746b7bf4dc2cf631226832e26e38c9db08..4ce83be84cc581fcda3430bcd86ffda1391d61f4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4039,7 +4039,7 @@ if true; then ###[ '!' -f "$outpath/bin/qmake" ];
         setBootstrapVariable QMAKE_LFLAGS
         setBootstrapVariable QMAKE_LFLAGS_GCSECTIONS
 
-        if [ "$CFG_RELEASE_TOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
+        if [ "$CFG_DEBUG" = "no" ] || [ "$CFG_RELEASE_TOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
             setBootstrapVariable QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE
             setBootstrapVariable QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE
             EXTRA_CFLAGS="$EXTRA_CFLAGS \$(QMAKE_CFLAGS_RELEASE)"