diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index d67136ee71..5305321bb8 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -140,12 +140,12 @@ TARGET_PKG_CONFIG_SYSROOT_DIR="$SYSROOT_PREFIX"
 
 case $TARGET_ARCH in
     i386)
-     TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -march=$TARGET_CPU -m32"
-     TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -march=$TARGET_CPU -m32"
+     TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -march=$TARGET_CPU -m32 -fexcess-precision=fast"
+     TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -march=$TARGET_CPU -m32 -fexcess-precision=fast"
      ;;
     x86_64)
-     TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fPIC -march=$TARGET_CPU -m64"
-     TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -fPIC -march=$TARGET_CPU -m64"
+     TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fPIC -march=$TARGET_CPU -m64 -fexcess-precision=fast"
+     TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -fPIC -march=$TARGET_CPU -m64 -fexcess-precision=fast"
      ;;
 esac