diff --git a/src/client/component/arxan.cpp b/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
index 48db4b45..9bd3d817 100644
--- a/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
+++ b/src/client/component/arxan.cpp
@@ -645,10 +645,8 @@ namespace arxan
 	public:
 		component()
 		{
-#ifndef NDEBUG
 			auto* dll_characteristics = &utils::nt::library().get_optional_header()->DllCharacteristics;
 			utils::hook::set<WORD>(dll_characteristics, *dll_characteristics | IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE);
-#endif
 		}
 
 		void pre_start() override