diff --git a/builder/builder.odin b/builder/builder.odin
index 0d4b519..dcffc42 100644
--- a/builder/builder.odin
+++ b/builder/builder.odin
@@ -72,11 +72,13 @@ build_deps :: proc(opts: Options) -> []string {
 		if opts.variant == .Web {
 			cwd := "./libs/raylib/src"
 
+			build_mode := opts.debug ? "RAYLIB_BUILD_MODE=DEBUG" : "RAYLIB_BUILD_MODE=RELEASE"
+
 			if force {
-				run_cmd({"make", "clean", "PLATFORM=PLATFORM_WEB"}, cwd)
+				run_cmd(temp_concat({"make", "clean", "PLATFORM=PLATFORM_WEB"}, {build_mode}), cwd)
 			}
 
-			run_cmd({"make", "PLATFORM=PLATFORM_WEB", "-j8"}, cwd)
+			run_cmd(temp_concat({"make", "PLATFORM=PLATFORM_WEB", "-j8"}, {build_mode}), cwd)
 		} else {
 			cwd := "./libs/raylib"
 			out_dir := shared ? "zig-out-shared" : "zig-out-static"