diff --git a/domains/test/runtime/evm/build.rs b/domains/test/runtime/evm/build.rs
index e5a4913393..c317f99958 100644
--- a/domains/test/runtime/evm/build.rs
+++ b/domains/test/runtime/evm/build.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ fn main() {
     {
         // TODO: Workaround for https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/issues/3192
         std::env::set_var("CFLAGS", "-mcpu=mvp");
+        std::env::set_var("WASM_BUILD_TYPE", "release");
         substrate_wasm_builder::WasmBuilder::new()
             .with_current_project()
             .export_heap_base()