--- build/linux.gcc.inc.orig	2012-08-15 17:41:48.445365711 -0400
+++ build/linux.gcc.inc	2012-08-15 17:41:20.025343809 -0400
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 DYLIB_KEY = -shared
 EXPORT_KEY = -Wl,--version-script,
 LIBDL = -ldl
+OPTFLAGS = -O2
 
 TBB_NOSTRICT = 1
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
 
 ITT_NOTIFY = -DDO_ITT_NOTIFY
 ifeq ($(cfg), release)
-        CPLUS_FLAGS = $(ITT_NOTIFY) -g -O2 -DUSE_PTHREAD
+        CPLUS_FLAGS = $(ITT_NOTIFY) -g -O2 $(OPTFLAGS) -DUSE_PTHREAD
 endif
 ifeq ($(cfg), debug)
         CPLUS_FLAGS = -DTBB_USE_DEBUG $(ITT_NOTIFY) -g -O0 -DUSE_PTHREAD