diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ffe20f22..8cf280117 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ option(USE_POPCNT "Sets whether the popcnt instruction is going to be used." ON)
 option(USE_BOOST_STATIC_LIBRARIES "Sets whether the Boost libraries should be linked statically." ON)
 
 # If the DEBUG option was turned on, we will target a debug version and a release version otherwise
-#if (DEBUG)
-#    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "DEBUG")
-#    message(STATUS "Building DEBUG version.")
-#else()
-#    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RELEASE")
-#    message(STATUS "Building RELEASE version.")
-#endif()
+if (DEBUG)
+    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "DEBUG")
+    message(STATUS "Building DEBUG version.")
+else()
+    set (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RELEASE")
+    message(STATUS "Building RELEASE version.")
+endif()
 
 message(STATUS "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
 message(STATUS "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE (ENV): $ENV{CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")