diff --git a/cmake/build/core.cmake b/cmake/build/core.cmake
index 957f56ea..d16fe028 100644
--- a/cmake/build/core.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build/core.cmake
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ set(CMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS ON)
 
 # Set default build type if not specified
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-  message_colored(STATUS "No build type specified; using Release" 33)
-  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+  message_colored(STATUS "No build type specified; using RelWithDebInfo" 33)
+  set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "RelWithDebInfo")
 endif()
 
 # Compiler flags
diff --git a/cmake/build/summary.cmake b/cmake/build/summary.cmake
index af71bc52..d7bf7cc7 100644
--- a/cmake/build/summary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build/summary.cmake
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ function(colored_option message_level text var color_on color_off)
 endfunction()
 
 message(STATUS "--------------------------")
-message_colored(STATUS " Build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" "32;1")
+if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+  message_colored(STATUS " Build type: ${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" "32;1")
+else()
+  message_colored(STATUS " Build type: NONE" "33;1")
+endif()
 message(STATUS " Compiler C: ${CMAKE_C_COMPILER}")
 message(STATUS " Compiler C++: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}")
 message(STATUS " Compiler flags: ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS}")
@@ -36,7 +40,9 @@ elseif(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LOWER STREQUAL "relwithdebinfo")
   message(STATUS "   relwithdebinfo: ${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO}")
 endif()
 
-message(STATUS " Linker flags: ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+if(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS)
+  message(STATUS " Linker flags: ${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+endif()
 
 if(CXXLIB_CLANG)
   message(STATUS " C++ library: libc++")