diff --git a/src/dbginfo/make/gcc.mak b/src/dbginfo/make/gcc.mak
index 46c60ebfb..2eae66242 100644
--- a/src/dbginfo/make/gcc.mak
+++ b/src/dbginfo/make/gcc.mak
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ COMMON	= ../common
 
 #
 CC      = gcc
-CFLAGS  = -g -Wall -W -I$(COMMON)
+CFLAGS  = -g -O2 -Wall -W -I$(COMMON)
 EBIND   = emxbind
 LDFLAGS =