diff --git a/config/options b/config/options
index 4be74388bc..fda575c376 100644
--- a/config/options
+++ b/config/options
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ case $TARGET_ARCH in
 esac
 
 # Build optimizations (size/speed)
-OPTIMIZATIONS=speed
+OPTIMIZATIONS=size
 
 # Target system library C (uClibc/eglibc)
 TARGET_LIBC=eglibc