diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ebfcee2771..e7ba8602ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
 	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
 endif()
 
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+	add_definitions(-DNDEBUG)
+endif()
+
 if(NOT CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
 	message( FATAL_ERROR "RPCS3 can only be compiled on 64-bit platforms." )
 endif()
diff --git a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
index 55f7842d92..78c3e805cd 100644
--- a/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ add_custom_target(GitVersion ALL
 # Check for a sufficient compiler and set build options
 include(ConfigureCompiler)
 
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
-	add_definitions(-DNDEBUG)
-endif()
-
 set(ADDITIONAL_LIBS "")
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "Linux")
 	#on some Linux distros shm_unlink and similar functions are in librt only