diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index cf6baade2c..2a1706e54f 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -119,9 +119,24 @@ else
 fi
 
 if [ "$OPTIMIZATIONS" = speed -a "$DEBUG" != yes ]; then
-  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -flto -fwhole-program" # -fuse-linker-plugin
-  TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CXXFLAGS -flto -fwhole-program" # -fuse-linker-plugin
-  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -flto -fwhole-program" # -fuse-linker-plugin
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -flto"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fwhole-program"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fuse-linker-plugin"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fuse-ld=gold"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -ftree-loop-distribution"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -floop-interchange"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -floop-strip-mine"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -floop-block"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fgraphite-identity"
+  TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -fno-ipa-sra"
+
+  TARGET_CXXFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS"
+
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -flto"
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -fuse-linker-plugin"
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -fuse-ld=gold"
+  TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -Wl,--as-needed"
 fi
 
 HOST_AWK=gawk
@@ -170,7 +185,7 @@ setup_toolchain() {
     export LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS"
     export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$TARGET_PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 
-# set CMAKE configfile for target
+  # set CMAKE configfile for target
     export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$TARGET_NAME.conf
 
   elif [ "$1" = host ]; then
@@ -190,7 +205,7 @@ setup_toolchain() {
     export LDFLAGS="$HOST_LDFLAGS"
     export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$HOST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH"
 
-# set CMAKE configfile for host
+  # set CMAKE configfile for host
     export CMAKE_CONF=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/etc/cmake-$HOST_NAME.conf
 
   fi