diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 55a905f9b..b5c02a23d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -g
+CXXFLAGS=-Wall -Wextra -pedantic -O2 -DNDEBUG
 CXX=g++
 BIN=${DESTDIR}/usr/bin