diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 1cff83a07f..08faff38bb 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ else
   TARGET_LDFLAGS="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -s"
 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="$TARGET_LDFLAGS -flto -fwhole-program" # -fuse-linker-plugin
+fi
+
 HOST_AWK=gawk
 HOST_CC=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-gcc
 HOST_CXX=$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/host-g++