diff --git a/src/core/config/windows.pri b/src/core/config/windows.pri
index 0828115b49465281a1f87479538edaf196dffab2..520500c63a359e43763913eefdb35562bf237e83 100644
--- a/src/core/config/windows.pri
+++ b/src/core/config/windows.pri
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ GYP_CONFIG += \
     remoting=0 \
     use_ash=0 \
 
+# Chromium builds with debug info in release by default but Qt doesn't
+CONFIG(release, debug|release):!force_debug_info: GYP_CONFIG += fastbuild=1
+
 # Libvpx build needs additional search path on Windows.
 GYP_ARGS += "-D qtwe_chromium_obj_dir=\"$$OUT_PWD/$$getConfigDir()/obj/$${getChromiumSrcDir()}\""