diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ebc876305..d196e1535b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ if(MSVC)
   set(ZIG2_COMPILE_FLAGS "/std:c99")
   set(ZIG2_LINK_FLAGS "/STACK:16777216")
 else()
-  set(ZIG1_COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -O1")
-  set(ZIG2_COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99 -O1")
+  set(ZIG1_COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99")
+  set(ZIG2_COMPILE_FLAGS "-std=c99")
   set(ZIG2_LINK_FLAGS "-Wl,-z,stack-size=0x10000000")
 endif()