diff --git a/packaging/sunshine.rb b/packaging/sunshine.rb
index 72d0e9852f9..80b0f204b0a 100644
--- a/packaging/sunshine.rb
+++ b/packaging/sunshine.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ def install
     ENV["BUILD_VERSION"] = "@BUILD_VERSION@"
     ENV["COMMIT"] = "@GITHUB_COMMIT@"
 
+    # Remove Homebrew optimization flags
+    ENV.delete "O0"
+    ENV.delete "O1"
+    ENV.delete "O2"
+    ENV.delete "O3"
+    ENV.remove "CXXFLAGS", "-DNDEBUG"
+
     args = %W[
       -DBUILD_WERROR=ON
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=#{prefix}