diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e9aa23..252bf2c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -84,15 +84,15 @@ DEBUG_FLAGS = -g
 RELEASE_FLAGS =
 COVERAGE_FLAGS = -g
 
-KEEP_SYMBOLS ?= 0
-ifneq ($(KEEP_SYMBOLS),0)
-RELEASE_FLAGS += -g
-endif
+#KEEP_SYMBOLS ?= 0
+#ifneq ($(KEEP_SYMBOLS),0)
+#RELEASE_FLAGS += -g
+#endif
 
 DEBUG_LDFLAGS = $(FULL_LDFLAGS) $(DEBUG_FLAGS)
 RELEASE_LDFLAGS = $(FULL_LDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_FLAGS)
 DEBUG_CFLAGS = $(FULL_CFLAGS) $(DEBUG_FLAGS) -DDEBUG
-RELEASE_CFLAGS = $(FULL_CFLAGS) $(RELEASE_FLAGS) -O2
+RELEASE_CFLAGS = $(FULL_CFLAGS) $(RELEASE_FLAGS)
 COVERAGE_CFLAGS = $(FULL_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_FLAGS) --coverage
 
 #
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ $(DEBUG_LIB): $(DEBUG_OBJS)
 
 $(RELEASE_LIB): $(RELEASE_OBJS)
 	$(LD) $(RELEASE_OBJS) $(RELEASE_LDFLAGS) -o $@
-ifeq ($(KEEP_SYMBOLS),0)
-	$(STRIP) $@
-endif
+#ifeq ($(KEEP_SYMBOLS),0)
+#	$(STRIP) $@
+#endif
 
 $(DEBUG_LINK): $(DEBUG_LIB)
 	ln -sf $(LIB) $@