diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index 0df4f75e8a..14b1896135 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <NeutralLanguage>en-US</NeutralLanguage>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
     <WarningsAsErrors>nullable</WarningsAsErrors>
-    <TreatWarningsAsErrors>true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
+    <TreatWarningsAsErrors Condition="'$(Configuration)' != 'Debug'">true</TreatWarningsAsErrors>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     <WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>false</WarnOnPackingNonPackableProject>