diff --git a/projects/clr/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/clr/CMakeLists.txt
index 23029a3845..67037c4baa 100644
--- a/projects/clr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/clr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.8)
 option(CLR_BUILD_HIP "Build HIP" OFF)
 option(CLR_BUILD_OCL "Build OCL" OFF)
 
+# Set default build type
+if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+endif()
+
 #############
 # Build steps
 #############
diff --git a/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
index 9e4ce96e14..ecf5944e2f 100755
--- a/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/clr/hipamd/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -227,11 +227,6 @@ message(STATUS "HIP Compiler: " ${HIP_COMPILER})
 add_to_config(_buildInfo HIP_RUNTIME)
 add_to_config(_buildInfo HIP_COMPILER)
 
-# Set default build type
-if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
-    set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
-endif()
-
 if (NOT DEFINED ROCM_PATH )
      set ( ROCM_PATH "/opt/rocm"  CACHE STRING "Default ROCM installation directory." )
 endif ()