diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-genplus/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-genplus/package.mk
index e272ad0907..e797077d48 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-genplus/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-genplus/package.mk
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ PKG_SECTION="emulation"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="game.libretro.genplus: Genesis Plus GX for Kodi"
 PKG_LONGDESC="game.libretro.genplus: Genesis Plus GX for Kodi"
 PKG_TOOLCHAIN="manual"
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="-lto"
 
 PKG_LIBNAME="genesis_plus_gx_libretro.so"
 PKG_LIBPATH="$PKG_LIBNAME"