diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0-r1.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0-r1.ebuild
index 628b4123b45d8..e450385f5016b 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0-r1.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0-r1.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ X86_CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 CPU_FEATURES=( "${X86_CPU_FEATURES[@]/#/cpu_flags_x86_}" )
 
-IUSE="doc gui libcxx nofma partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
+IUSE="debug doc gui libcxx nofma partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
@@ -177,11 +177,16 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DUSE_BATCHED="$(IFS=","; echo "${mybatched[*]}")"
 		-DUSE_LIBCPLUSPLUS="$(usex libcxx)"
 		-DUSE_OPTIX="no"
-		-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
 
 		-DOpenImageIO_ROOT="${EPREFIX}/usr"
 	)
 
+	if use debug; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
+		)
+	fi
+
 	if use gui; then
 		mycmakeargs+=( -DUSE_QT="yes" )
 		if ! use qt6; then
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0.ebuild
index 5af6590d6486d..459fa30842778 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.12.14.0.ebuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ X86_CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 CPU_FEATURES=( ${X86_CPU_FEATURES[@]/#/cpu_flags_x86_} )
 
-IUSE="doc gui partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[@]%:*} python"
+IUSE="debug doc gui partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[@]%:*} python"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
@@ -124,9 +124,14 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DPYTHON_VERSION="${EPYTHON/python}"
 		-DUSE_SIMD="$(IFS=","; echo "${mysimd[*]}")"
 		-DUSE_BATCHED="$(IFS=","; echo "${mybatched[*]}")"
-		-DVEC_REPORT=yes
 	)
 
+	if use debug; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
+		)
+	fi
+
 	if use gui; then
 		mycmakeargs+=( -DUSE_QT=yes )
 		if ! use qt6; then
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.10.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.10.0.ebuild
index 9d66a33c3e3db..3df3ad89ba3b9 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.10.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.10.0.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ X86_CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 CPU_FEATURES=( "${X86_CPU_FEATURES[@]/#/cpu_flags_x86_}" )
 
-IUSE="doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
+IUSE="debug doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
 
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
@@ -189,11 +189,16 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DUSE_BATCHED="$(IFS=","; echo "${mybatched[*]}")"
 		-DUSE_LIBCPLUSPLUS="$(usex libcxx)"
 		-DOSL_USE_OPTIX="$(usex optix)"
-		-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
 
 		-DOpenImageIO_ROOT="${EPREFIX}/usr"
 	)
 
+	if use debug; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
+		)
+	fi
+
 	if use gui; then
 		mycmakeargs+=( -DUSE_QT="yes" )
 		if ! use qt6; then
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.7.0.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.7.0.ebuild
index 404090f7e9f38..a8e64ed97c5fc 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.7.0.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-1.13.7.0.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ X86_CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 CPU_FEATURES=( "${X86_CPU_FEATURES[@]/#/cpu_flags_x86_}" )
 
-IUSE="doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
+IUSE="debug doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 REQUIRED_USE="${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE}"
 
@@ -185,11 +185,16 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DUSE_BATCHED="$(IFS=","; echo "${mybatched[*]}")"
 		-DUSE_LIBCPLUSPLUS="$(usex libcxx)"
 		-DOSL_USE_OPTIX="$(usex optix)"
-		-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
 
 		-DOpenImageIO_ROOT="${EPREFIX}/usr"
 	)
 
+	if use debug; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
+		)
+	fi
+
 	if use gui; then
 		mycmakeargs+=( -DUSE_QT="yes" )
 		if ! use qt6; then
diff --git a/media-libs/osl/osl-9999.ebuild b/media-libs/osl/osl-9999.ebuild
index 9d66a33c3e3db..3df3ad89ba3b9 100644
--- a/media-libs/osl/osl-9999.ebuild
+++ b/media-libs/osl/osl-9999.ebuild
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ X86_CPU_FEATURES=(
 )
 CPU_FEATURES=( "${X86_CPU_FEATURES[@]/#/cpu_flags_x86_}" )
 
-IUSE="doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
+IUSE="debug doc gui libcxx nofma optix partio qt6 test ${CPU_FEATURES[*]%:*} python"
 
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
@@ -189,11 +189,16 @@ src_configure() {
 		-DUSE_BATCHED="$(IFS=","; echo "${mybatched[*]}")"
 		-DUSE_LIBCPLUSPLUS="$(usex libcxx)"
 		-DOSL_USE_OPTIX="$(usex optix)"
-		-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
 
 		-DOpenImageIO_ROOT="${EPREFIX}/usr"
 	)
 
+	if use debug; then
+		mycmakeargs+=(
+			-DVEC_REPORT="yes"
+		)
+	fi
+
 	if use gui; then
 		mycmakeargs+=( -DUSE_QT="yes" )
 		if ! use qt6; then