diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 481a641..b6ac418 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ build() {
 #    cp -r "$_kern_inc/rdma" "scst/include"
     #export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I'$_kern_inc'"
 
-    make -C scst 2debug
+    make -C scst 2release
     make -C scst
 
     make -C scst_local
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7eb74ac..2806b4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ The primary differences from upstream:
   - delete old `queue.patch` that doesn't do anything anymore
   - use versionless `extramodules-ARCH` in `scst.install` for wider
     compatibility.
+  - compile using make 2release for free production performance gains.