diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 92a38753d32..6688f44d7b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
       # Note the current convention is to use the -S and -B options here to specify source
       # and build directories, but this is only available with CMake 3.13 and higher.
       # The CMake binaries on the Github Actions machines are (as of this writing) 3.12
-      run: cmake -D FDB_RELEASE=${{needs.calc_ver.outputs.release_flag}} -DBUILD_VERSION=${{needs.calc_ver.outputs.build_ver}} -DGENERATE_DEBUG_PACKAGES=OFF -G Ninja ${{github.workspace}}
+      run: cmake -D FDB_RELEASE=${{needs.calc_ver.outputs.release_flag}} -DBUILD_VERSION=${{needs.calc_ver.outputs.build_ver}} -G Ninja ${{github.workspace}}
 
     - name: Build
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/bld