diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
index be1deff124..e493baea35 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ $SCRIPTS/build xorg-server
 
 xorg_drv_configure_prepend
 
-# ensure we dont use size optimization.
-  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
-  CXXFLAGS=`echo $CXXFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
-
 PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG --define-variable=sdkdir=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/xorg"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include/xorg/"