diff --git a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2000/package.mk b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2000/package.mk
index d637695b1a..e09ffca09e 100644
--- a/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2000/package.mk
+++ b/packages/emulation/libretro-mame2000/package.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="toolchain kodi-platform"
 PKG_SECTION="emulation"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="2000 version of MAME (0.37b5) for libretro"
 PKG_LONGDESC="2000 version of MAME (0.37b5) for libretro"
-PKG_BUILD_FLAGS="-lto"
 
 PKG_LIBNAME="mame2000_libretro.so"
 PKG_LIBPATH="$PKG_LIBNAME"