diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 799d907..dbc0829 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release)
   message(STATUS "Build type: Release")
 else()
-  message(WARNING "CMake build type is set to ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}! This might result in bad performance!")
+  if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
+    message(WARNING "CMake build type is set to ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}! This might result in bad performance!")
+  else()
+    message(STATUS "Build type: Release")
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 if (UNIX)