diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2317f94..56b397c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,21 @@ To disable any CSS build entirely, use the configuration option `buildCSS`:
 
 CSS requires will then be left in the source "as is". This shouldn't be used with `stubModules`.
 
+### Disabling CSS Optimization
+
+To disable CSS optimization of the built CSS, use the `optimizeRequireCSS` option:
+
+```javascript
+{
+  optimizeRequireCSS: false,
+  modules: [
+  {
+    name: 'mymodule'
+  }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
 CSS Compression
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/css-builder.js b/css-builder.js
index c7929df..ec9a374 100644
--- a/css-builder.js
+++ b/css-builder.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ define(['require', './normalize'], function(req, normalize) {
   var isWindows = !!process.platform.match(/^win/);
 
   function compress(css) {
-    if (config.optimizeCss == 'none') {
+    if (config.optimizeRequireCSS===false) {
       return css;
     }