diff --git a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
index 3419c4ef2a..4aea189841 100755
--- a/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
+++ b/packages/x11/driver/xf86-video-intel/build
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ $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|"`
+
 cd $PKG_BUILD
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \