diff --git a/sys-apps/surface-control/surface-control-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/surface-control/surface-control-9999.ebuild
index b0398c7..e2b6415 100644
--- a/sys-apps/surface-control/surface-control-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/surface-control/surface-control-9999.ebuild
@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@ src_unpack() {
 }
 
 src_compile() {
-	cargo_src_compile --locked
+	cargo_src_compile --release --locked
 }