diff --git a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
index 21942b6f55..5b7ff3774e 100755
--- a/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
+++ b/packages/initramfs/sysutils/busybox-initramfs/build
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ else
 fi
 
 # optimize for size
-  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O.|-Os|"`
+#  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-Ofast|-Os|"`
+#  CFLAGS=`echo $CFLAGS | sed -e "s|-O.|-Os|"`
+
+# fails to build with gcc-4.6.1
+  strip_lto
 
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -fwhole-program"