diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5b0dec..1380036 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PREFIX=
 all: nuke
 
 nuke: *.h *.c
-	cc nuke.c -lncurses -g -o nuke
+	cc nuke.c -lncurses -O3 -o nuke
 
 clean:
 	rm -f nuke