diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 532445d6f..f99919dcc 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ build() {
     mkdir -p "$startdir/build"
     cd "$startdir/build/"
 
+    # Disable optimization (saves A LOT of compilation time)
+    newcxxflags=$(echo $CXXFLAGS | sed s/-O.//g | sed s/-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=.//g)
+    export CXXFLAGS="$newcxxflags"
+
     if [ "$CXX" = clang++ ] ; then
         newcxxflags=$(echo $CXXFLAGS | sed s/--param=ssp-buffer-size=4//g)
         export CXXFLAGS="$newcxxflags"