diff --git a/embedded/imager/configs/rpi-imager_defconfig b/embedded/imager/configs/rpi-imager_defconfig
index 10fc5bd..9de8447 100644
--- a/embedded/imager/configs/rpi-imager_defconfig
+++ b/embedded/imager/configs/rpi-imager_defconfig
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ BR2_aarch64=y
 BR2_cortex_a72=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_1=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+BR2_OPTIMIZE_2=y
 BR2_SSP_NONE=y
 BR2_FORTIFY_SOURCE_NONE=y
 BR2_INIT_NONE=y