diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cf1ec966..cf5a801fa 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -86,7 +86,21 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug)
   endif()
 endif()
 if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release)
-    message(STATUS "Configuring OSRM in release mode")
+  message(STATUS "Configuring OSRM in release mode")
+  # Check if LTO is available
+  set(LTO_FLAGS "")
+  CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-flto" HAS_LTO_FLAG)
+  if (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
+    set(LTO_FLAGS "${LTO_FLAGS} -flto")
+
+    # Since gcc 4.9 the LTO format is non-standart ('slim'), so we need to use the build-in tools
+    if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" AND
+        NOT "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "4.9.0")
+      message(STATUS "Using gcc specific binutils for LTO.")
+      set(CMAKE_AR     "/usr/bin/gcc-ar")
+      set(CMAKE_RANLIB "/usr/bin/gcc-ranlib")
+    endif()
+  endif (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
 endif()
 
 # Configuring compilers
@@ -104,21 +118,6 @@ elseif("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "MSVC")
   # using Visual Studio C++
 endif()
 
-# Check if LTO is available
-set(LTO_FLAGS "")
-CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-flto" HAS_LTO_FLAG)
-if (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
-  set(LTO_FLAGS "${LTO_FLAGS} -flto")
-
-  # Since gcc 4.9 the LTO format is non-standart ('slim'), so we need to use the build-in tools
-  if ("${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}" STREQUAL "GNU" AND
-      NOT "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "4.9.0")
-    message(STATUS "Using gcc specific binutils for LTO.")
-    set(CMAKE_AR     "/usr/bin/gcc-ar")
-    set(CMAKE_RANLIB "/usr/bin/gcc-ranlib")
-  endif()
-endif (HAS_LTO_FLAG)
-
 # disable partitioning of LTO process when possible (fixes Debian issues)
 set(LTO_PARTITION_FLAGS "")
 CHECK_CXX_COMPILER_FLAG("-flto-partition=none" HAS_LTO_PARTITION_FLAG)