diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 057fb2a1411..d42f887b6b1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ $(FilesToConfigPATH) : $(LLVM_OBJ_ROOT)/% : $(LLVM_SRC_ROOT)/%.in
 ifneq ($(BUILD_DIRS_ONLY),1)
 all::
 	$(Echo) '*****' Completed $(BuildMode) Build
-ifeq ($(BuildMode),Debug+Asserts)
+ifneq ($(ENABLE_OPTIMIZED),1)
 	$(Echo) '*****' Note: Debug build can be 10 times slower than an
 	$(Echo) '*****' optimized build. Use 'make ENABLE_OPTIMIZED=1' to
 	$(Echo) '*****' make an optimized build. Alternatively you can