diff --git a/bpsf/Makefile b/bpsf/Makefile
index effe1aafa6a689e8ebd65adffe00b01e0a4c5f3a..58b418a8e05a91a77210a04c6f3b2375d7c977c2 100644
--- a/bpsf/Makefile
+++ b/bpsf/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 CC = gcc
 
 BUILD_TYPE ?= release
-CFLAGS += -fPIC -fvisibility=hidden
+CFLAGS += -fPIC -fvisibility=hidden -O3
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_TYPE),debug)
 	LIB_NAME = libksal_bpsf_debug.a