diff --git a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
index d441c0071c..f13bfa40bf 100644
--- a/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
+++ b/packages/addons/tools/mono/package.mk
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ PKG_SECTION="tools"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="Mono: a cross platform, open source .NET framework"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Mono ($PKG_VERSION) is a software platform designed to allow developers to easily create cross platform applications part of the .NET Foundation"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="autotools"
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="-lto"
 
 PKG_IS_ADDON="yes"
 PKG_ADDON_NAME="Mono"