diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index 4199de345e4c2878e2203745bc60dedcbadcfc5a..69c2dcc6ef68d6507c451d567a758cb26544f8d1 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_meta-oniro-blueprint-flutter = "dunfell honister kirkstone"
 # Pin latest tag: https://github.com/meta-flutter/meta-flutter/pull/71
 # FLUTTER_SDK_TAG ?= "2.10.3"
 # FLUTTER_CHANNEL ?= "stable"
-FLUTTER_RUNTIME ?= "release"
+FLUTTER_RUNTIME ?= "debug"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG:pn-flutter-engine-release = "disable-desktop-embeddings embedder-for-target fontconfig release"
 PACKAGECONFIG:pn-flutter-engine-debug = "disable-desktop-embeddings embedder-for-target fontconfig debug"