diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6b5a74f3..ae637e889 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ if("${BLANKART_EXE_NAME}" STREQUAL "")
 		list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${SRB2_GIT_BRANCH})
 	endif()
 
+	string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" BLDTYPE_READOUT)
+	list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${BLDTYPE_READOUT})
+
 	if(SRB2_CONFIG_COMPILEAPPIMAGE AND "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "Linux")
 		list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS "appimagebuild")
 	endif()