diff --git a/MCONFIG b/MCONFIG
index ed7755b..ec455c3 100644
--- a/MCONFIG
+++ b/MCONFIG
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 STRIP   = $(CROSS)strip --strip-all -R .comment -R .note
 
 HOST_CC      = gcc
-HOST_LDFLAGS = -s
+HOST_CFLAGS  = -g -O
+HOST_LDFLAGS = 
 HOST_LIBS    =
 
 CRT0    = $(KLIBSRC)/crt0.o
diff --git a/ash/Makefile b/ash/Makefile
index d896112..647ecca 100644
--- a/ash/Makefile
+++ b/ash/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 LIBS     = $(KLIBC) $(LIBGCC)
 STRIP    = $(CROSS)strip -R .comment -R .note
 
-HOST_CFLAGS  = -g -I. -DSHELL
+HOST_CFLAGS  = -g -O -I. -DSHELL
 
 CLEANFILES =\
 	builtins.c builtins.h init.c mkinit mknodes \