diff --git a/kernel/GNUmakefile b/kernel/GNUmakefile
index 49bc6ee48..ec468e45a 100644
--- a/kernel/GNUmakefile
+++ b/kernel/GNUmakefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ $(eval $(call DEFAULT_VAR,KCPPFLAGS,$(DEFAULT_KCPPFLAGS)))
 override DEFAULT_KVFLAGS :=
 $(eval $(call DEFAULT_VAR,KVFLAGS,$(DEFAULT_KVFLAGS)))
 
-override DEFAULT_KLDFLAGS := -Wl,-O1
+override DEFAULT_KLDFLAGS :=
 $(eval $(call DEFAULT_VAR,KLDFLAGS,$(DEFAULT_KLDFLAGS)))
 
 VINIX_PROD ?=