diff --git a/build/hosts/x86_64-linux.properties b/build/hosts/x86_64-linux.properties
index d13644772..95aa1b4f2 100644
--- a/build/hosts/x86_64-linux.properties
+++ b/build/hosts/x86_64-linux.properties
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #  regarding copyright ownership.
 #
 c.exe=/usr/bin/gcc
-c.args=-w -pipe -ggdb3 -O -fPIC -m32
+c.args=-w -g -mfpmath=sse -O3 -m32
 ld.exe=/usr/bin/ld
 bison.exe=/usr/bin/bison
 perl.exe=/usr/bin/perl