diff --git a/programs/Makefile b/programs/Makefile
index adc66ce..9b0d1f5 100644
--- a/programs/Makefile
+++ b/programs/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # To compile with PKCS11: add "-lpkcs11-helper" to LDFLAGS
 
 CFLAGS	+= -I../include -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -Wall -W -Wdeclaration-after-statement
-OFLAGS	= -O
+OFLAGS	= -O2
 LDFLAGS	+= -L../library -lpolarssl $(SYS_LDFLAGS)
 
 ifdef DEBUG