diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e99fb143..05691fa4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -280,11 +280,8 @@ if(MSVC)
 elseif(${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} STREQUAL "GNU"
        OR ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} MATCHES "Clang")
     add_compile_options( -Wall -Wextra $<$<BOOL:${KTX_WERROR}>:-Werror>)
-    add_compile_options( $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,-O0,-O3> )
     if(EMSCRIPTEN)
         add_link_options( $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,-gsource-map,-O3> )
-    else()
-        add_link_options( $<IF:$<CONFIG:Debug>,-g,-O3> )
     endif()
 else()
     message(FATAL_ERROR "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} not yet supported.")