diff --git a/cpack/CMakeLists.txt b/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
index 87db15de..588e9187 100644
--- a/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # We only allow generating distribution packages if:
 # - it is a release build (to ensure all generated debian packages are fine to be distributed)
 # - tests are not built (because otherwise CPack would start installing googletest with the package as well)
-if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release AND NOT BUILD_TESTING)
+string(TOUPPER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" BUILDTYPE)
+if(BUILDTYPE MATCHES RELEASE AND NOT BUILD_TESTING)
     if("${CMAKE_VERSION}" VERSION_LESS "3.3")
         # Earlier cmake versions generate .deb packages for which the package manager says they're bad quality
         # and asks the user whether they really want to install it. Cmake 3.3 fixes this.
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ if(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Release AND NOT BUILD_TESTING)
         set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES "cryfs" "CryFS")
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SECTION "utils")
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS ON)
-        set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_RECOMMENDS "fuse")
+        set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_DEPENDS "fuse")
 
         set(CPACK_DEBIAN_PACKAGE_HOMEPAGE "https://www.cryfs.org")
         set(CPACK_RPM_PACKAGE_LICENSE "LGPLv3")