diff --git a/gnome/platform/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.xml b/gnome/platform/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.xml
index 48ad026220..fe1ca9a1cd 100644
--- a/gnome/platform/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.xml
+++ b/gnome/platform/xdg-desktop-portal-gnome.xml
@@ -91,13 +91,16 @@
 <screen revision="sysv"><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
 cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
-meson setup .. --prefix=/usr -Dsystemduserunitdir=/tmp &amp;&amp;
+meson setup --prefix=/usr             \
+            --buildtype=release       \
+            -Dsystemduserunitdir=/tmp \
+            ..                         &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
 
 <screen revision="systemd"><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
 cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
-meson setup .. --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
diff --git a/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.xml b/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.xml
index 2355f0a1b7..a23f588d58 100644
--- a/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.xml
+++ b/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal-gtk.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 <screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
 cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
-meson setup .. --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>
diff --git a/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal.xml b/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal.xml
index b245091636..00b44c8f8a 100644
--- a/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal.xml
+++ b/x/lib/xdg-desktop-portal.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 <screen><userinput>mkdir build &amp;&amp;
 cd    build &amp;&amp;
 
-meson setup .. --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
+meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &amp;&amp;
 ninja</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>