diff --git a/Ros2Native/CMakeLists.txt b/Ros2Native/CMakeLists.txt
index 31d8a92dd..95fe48ef5 100644
--- a/Ros2Native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Ros2Native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set (PROJECT_INSTALL_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/install)
 set (PROJECT_CMAKE_FLAGS
     -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${GXX_COMPILER}
     -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${GCC_COMPILER}
-    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+    -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
     -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE=-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0
     -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${PROJECT_INSTALL_PATH}
 )