diff --git a/options_mac.cmake b/options_mac.cmake
index 32e6967..92d9aaa 100644
--- a/options_mac.cmake
+++ b/options_mac.cmake
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ endif()
 target_compile_options(common_options
 INTERFACE
     -pipe
-    -g
     -Wall
-    -Werror
     -W
     -fPIE
     -Wno-deprecated-declarations # temp for range-v3
@@ -42,6 +40,14 @@ INTERFACE
     -Wno-pragma-system-header-outside-header
 )
 
+if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET)
+    target_compile_options(common_options
+    INTERFACE
+        -g
+        -Werror
+    )
+endif()
+
 target_link_frameworks(common_options
 INTERFACE
     Cocoa