diff --git a/cmake/profile.cmake b/cmake/profile.cmake
index c5278e68325b82704ec40ae9a56008c7bb23cc6f..94de41788032ed753dca12938923e20a738f11b9 100644
--- a/cmake/profile.cmake
+++ b/cmake/profile.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 check_library_exists (gcov __gcov_flush  ""  HAVE_GCOV)
 
-if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-    set(ENABLE_GCOV_DEFAULT ON)
-else()
-    set(ENABLE_GCOV_DEFAULT OFF)
-endif()
+set(ENABLE_GCOV_DEFAULT OFF)
 option(ENABLE_GCOV "Enable integration with gcov, a code coverage program" ${ENABLE_GCOV_DEFAULT})
 
 if (ENABLE_GCOV)