diff --git a/make_helpers/defaults.mk b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
index b7fb173..348b3e5 100644
--- a/make_helpers/defaults.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/defaults.mk
@@ -239,3 +239,6 @@
 # implementation variant using the ARMv8.1-LSE compare-and-swap instruction.
 # Default: disabled
 USE_SPINLOCK_CAS := 0
+
+# Enable Link Time Optimization
+ENABLE_LTO			:= 0