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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Unix Build Instructions
 
 1. install dependencies. cmake, libmpdclient (dev), and OpenSSL (dev) are available from all major distributions.
 2. create build directory ```cd /path/to/src; mkdir build; cd build```
-3. create makefile ```cmake ..  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DWITH_DYNAMIC_ASSETS=ON```
+3. create makefile ```cmake ..  -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=/usr -DWITH_DYNAMIC_ASSETS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE```
 4. build ```make```
 5. install ```sudo make install``` or just run with ```./ympd```