diff --git a/Ports/nesalizer/package.sh b/Ports/nesalizer/package.sh
index 5c810a8768..9967ab488d 100755
--- a/Ports/nesalizer/package.sh
+++ b/Ports/nesalizer/package.sh
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 port=nesalizer
 version=master
 curlopts="-L"
+makeopts="CONF=release"
 files="https://github.com/SerenityOS/nesalizer/archive/master.zip nesalizer-master.zip"
 depends=SDL2