diff --git a/cmake/Modules/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake b/cmake/Modules/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
index 79df27428..72893c3c9 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/DefineCMakeDefaults.cmake
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ if (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE RelWithDebInfo
     CACHE STRING
       "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
-    FORCE
   )
 endif (NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)