diff --git a/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc b/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc
index 31b15a42be..1f8da7feb7 100644
--- a/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc
+++ b/ArmVirtPkg/ArmVirt.dsc.inc
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@
   #  DEBUG_VERBOSE   0x00400000  // Detailed debug messages that may
   #                              // significantly impact boot performance
   #  DEBUG_ERROR     0x80000000  // Error
+!if $(TARGET) != RELEASE
   gEfiMdePkgTokenSpaceGuid.PcdDebugPrintErrorLevel|$(DEBUG_PRINT_ERROR_LEVEL)
+!endif
 
   #
   # Optional feature to help prevent EFI memory map fragments