diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ad946c..f7e87de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(SUPERCOLLIDER), 1)
 SOURCES += src/SuperColliderEngine.cpp
 FLAGS += -Idep/supercollider/include -Idep/supercollider/include/common -Idep/supercollider/lang -Idep/supercollider/common -Idep/supercollider/include/plugin_interface
+FLAGS += -DNDEBUG
 supercollider := dep/supercollider/build/lang/libsclang.a
 OBJECTS += $(supercollider)
 DEPS += $(supercollider)