diff --git a/cmake/01-core.cmake b/cmake/01-core.cmake
index 7b6716b7..d65c62c3 100644
--- a/cmake/01-core.cmake
+++ b/cmake/01-core.cmake
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   message_colored(STATUS "No build type specified; using RelWithDebInfo" 33)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo")
 endif()
+string(TOUPPER ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE} CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER)
 
 # Compiler flags
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wall")
diff --git a/cmake/02-opts.cmake b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
index 9f817fda..905696f4 100644
--- a/cmake/02-opts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
@@ -10,13 +10,17 @@ checklib(ENABLE_NETWORK "cmake" Libiw)
 checklib(WITH_XRM "pkg-config" xcb-xrm)
 checklib(WITH_XRANDR_MONITORS "pkg-config" "xcb-randr>=1.12")
 
+if(NOT DEFINED ENABLE_CCACHE AND CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER MATCHES DEBUG)
+  set(ENABLE_CCACHE ON)
+endif()
+
 option(CXXLIB_CLANG "Link against libc++" OFF)
 option(CXXLIB_GCC "Link against stdlibc++" OFF)
 
 option(BUILD_IPC_MSG "Build ipc messager" ON)
 option(BUILD_TESTS "Build testsuite" OFF)
 
-option(ENABLE_CCACHE "Enable ccache support" ${DEBUG})
+option(ENABLE_CCACHE "Enable ccache support" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_ALSA "Enable alsa support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_CURL "Enable curl support" ON)
 option(ENABLE_I3 "Enable i3 support" ON)
@@ -33,11 +37,13 @@ option(WITH_XCOMPOSITE "xcb-composite support" OFF)
 option(WITH_XKB "xcb-xkb support" ON)
 option(WITH_XRM "xcb-xrm support" ON)
 
-option(DEBUG_LOGGER "Debug logging" ${DEBUG})
-option(DEBUG_LOGGER_VERBOSE "Debug logging (verbose)" OFF)
-option(DEBUG_HINTS "Debug clickable areas" OFF)
-option(DEBUG_WHITESPACE "Debug whitespace" OFF)
-option(DEBUG_FONTCONFIG "Debug fontconfig" OFF)
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER MATCHES DEBUG)
+  option(DEBUG_LOGGER "Debug logging" ON)
+  option(DEBUG_LOGGER_VERBOSE "Debug logging (verbose)" OFF)
+  option(DEBUG_HINTS "Debug clickable areas" OFF)
+  option(DEBUG_WHITESPACE "Debug whitespace" OFF)
+  option(DEBUG_FONTCONFIG "Debug fontconfig" OFF)
+endif()
 
 set(SETTING_ALSA_SOUNDCARD "default"
   CACHE STRING "Name of the ALSA soundcard driver")
@@ -64,7 +70,7 @@ set(SETTING_PATH_MESSAGING_FIFO "/tmp/polybar_mqueue.%pid%"
 set(SETTING_PATH_TEMPERATURE_INFO "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone%zone%/temp"
   CACHE STRING "Path to file containing the current temperature")
 
-if(DEBUG)
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER MATCHES DEBUG)
   set(DEBUG_HINTS_OFFSET_X 0 CACHE INTEGER "Debug hint offset x")
   set(DEBUG_HINTS_OFFSET_Y 0 CACHE INTEGER "Debug hint offset y")
 endif()
diff --git a/cmake/05-summary.cmake b/cmake/05-summary.cmake
index ae3c5c09..0e12820a 100644
--- a/cmake/05-summary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/05-summary.cmake
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # Output build summary
 #
 
-string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER)
-
 message(STATUS " Build:")
 message_colored(STATUS "   Type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" "37;2")
 message_colored(STATUS "   CC: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER}}" "37;2")
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ colored_option("   xcb-composite" WITH_XCOMPOSITE)
 colored_option("   xcb-xkb" WITH_XKB)
 colored_option("   xcb-xrm" WITH_XRM)
 
-if(DEBUG)
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_UPPER MATCHES DEBUG)
   message(STATUS " Debug options:")
   colored_option("   Trace logging" DEBUG_LOGGER)
   colored_option("   Trace logging (verbose)" DEBUG_LOGGER_VERBOSE)