diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 482a5370d22e..0c3c298e7da4 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, attribute-alias)
 ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS   += -Os
 else
-KBUILD_CFLAGS   += -O2
+KBUILD_CFLAGS   += -O3
 endif
 
 # Tell gcc to never replace conditional load with a non-conditional one