diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
index 09b4f1a2c0..159245aba3 100755
--- a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/build
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ else
   XBMC_CRYSTALHD="--disable-crystalhd"
 fi
 
+# ensure we dont use size optimization.
+  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
+  CXXFLAGS=`echo $CXXFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Os|-O3|"`
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 
 ./bootstrap