diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae637e889..761bdaa97 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -183,8 +183,10 @@ 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 ${BLDTYPE_READOUT})
+	if(NOT "${NOAPPENDBUILD}")
+		string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" BLDTYPE_READOUT)
+		list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS ${BLDTYPE_READOUT})
+	endif()
 
 	if(SRB2_CONFIG_COMPILEAPPIMAGE AND "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "Linux")
 		list(APPEND EXE_NAME_PARTS "appimagebuild")