diff --git a/srcpkgs/glyr/patches/fix-cflags.patch b/srcpkgs/glyr/patches/fix-cflags.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..498ffe09a38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/glyr/patches/fix-cflags.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Index: CMakeLists.txt
+===================================================================
+--- CMakeLists.txt.orig
++++ CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ exec_program(
+ IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "debug")
+     SET(GLYR_DEBUG TRUE)
+ ELSE()
+-    SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "release")
+     SET(GLYR_DEBUG FALSE)
+ ENDIF()
+ MESSAGE("-- Building Target: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")