diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 460d13a38..4e0d9b355 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,14 @@ else()
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -W -Wextra -Wall")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wsign-compare -Wshadow -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-variable -Woverloaded-virtual -Wnon-virtual-dtor -Wno-missing-field-initializers")
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -std=c++11")
-  set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-omit-frame-pointer -momit-leaf-frame-pointer")
+  if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fno-omit-frame-pointer")
+    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+    CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-momit-leaf-frame-pointer" HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
+    if(HAVE_OMIT_LEAF_FRAME_POINTER)
+      set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -momit-leaf-frame-pointer")
+    endif()
+  endif()
 endif()
 
 option(FAIL_ON_WARNINGS "Treat compile warnings as errors" ON)