diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 01d1bb3f88..bf5353f544 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 mkdir ./build &> /dev/null
-meson . ./build -Dbuildtype=release
+meson . ./build --buildtype=release
 ninja -C build