diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index 9e1733096..b7294d50b 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ contains(DEBUG_MODE, 1){
 contains(DEBUG_MODE, 0){
   CONFIG -= debug
   CONFIG += release
+  # For libtorrent stuff
+  DEFINES += NDEBUG
   message(Release build!)
 }