diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 389ac61..dfb6fbc 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub const log_level = .debug;
 
 var actual_log_level: std.log.Level = switch (zig_builtin.mode) {
     .Debug => .debug,
-    else => build_options.log_level,
+    else => @intToEnum(std.log.Level, @enumToInt(build_options.log_level)), //temporary fix to build failing on release-safe due to a Zig bug
 };
 
 pub fn log(comptime message_level: std.log.Level, comptime scope: @Type(.EnumLiteral), comptime format: []const u8, args: anytype) void {