diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
index 46475664e3854..dad45cb000308 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula.rb
@@ -1420,7 +1420,7 @@ def std_cabal_v2_args
 
   # Standard parameters for meson builds.
   def std_meson_args
-    ["--prefix=#{prefix}", "--libdir=#{lib}"]
+    ["--prefix=#{prefix}", "--libdir=#{lib}", "--buildtype=release"]
   end
 
   def shared_library(name, version = nil)