diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Android-Initialize.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Android-Initialize.cmake
index c0354c76f..353dd0dfc 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Android-Initialize.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Android-Initialize.cmake
@@ -47,3 +47,5 @@ else()
     "Android: No CMAKE_SYSROOT was selected."
     )
 endif()
+
+set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT Debug)