diff --git a/eclass/dune.eclass b/eclass/dune.eclass
index 5e2c1fa1f7c46..02a8a870ef43e 100644
--- a/eclass/dune.eclass
+++ b/eclass/dune.eclass
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ case ${EAPI:-0} in
 esac
 
 dune_src_compile() {
-	dune build @install || die
+	dune build @install --profile release || die
 }
 
 dune_src_test() {