diff --git a/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake b/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
index b0379e4764..e0558f7a44 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # 
 
 macro(COPY_DLLS_BESIDE_WINDOWS_EXECUTABLE)
-  if (WIN32)
+  if (WIN32 AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
     # add a post-build command to copy DLLs beside the interface executable
     add_custom_command(
       TARGET ${TARGET_NAME}