diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 14f6b6e277..4522ffe59b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ############################# INSTRUCTIONS #############################
 #
 # to compile, run:
-#   make [DEBUG=false]
+#   make [DEBUG=true]
 #
 # to check unit tests (requires NUnit version >= 2.6), run:
 #  make nunit [NUNIT_CONSOLE=<path-to/nunit[2]-console>] [NUNIT_LIBS_PATH=<path-to-libs-dir>] [NUNIT_LIBS=<nunit-libs>]
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ WHITELISTED_CORE_ASSEMBLIES = mscorlib.dll System.dll System.Configuration.dll S
 NUNIT_LIBS_PATH :=
 NUNIT_LIBS  := $(NUNIT_LIBS_PATH)nunit.framework.dll
 
-DEBUG = true
+DEBUG = false
 ifeq ($(DEBUG), $(filter $(DEBUG),false no n off 0))
 CSFLAGS   += -debug:pdbonly -optimize+
 else