diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index b4b78e24..4d571626 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pkgver() {
 }
 
 build() {
+  export CFLAGS+=" -O3"
   meson --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release --wrap-mode=nofallback -Db_lto=true ..
 
   if [[ -v WAYLAND_DISPLAY ]]; then