diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 7e85ebca01ce6..d367a44e6334c 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ check-lint-cpp = { cmd = """
     cmake \
         --build build/$PIXI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME/cpp/$BUILD_TYPE \
         --target check-format
-""", depends_on = ["config"] }
+""", depends_on = ["config"], env = { BUILD_TYPE = "Release" } }
 
 check-lint-py = { cmd = """
     black . --check --exclude '\\..*' \