diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index f25941197c..ca7beb7b21 100755
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1054,15 +1054,9 @@ ifeq ($(mode),stress-major)
 endif
 ifeq ($(mode),fast)
 	optimization-cflags = $(cflags_fast) -DNDEBUG
-	ifeq ($(use-lto),)
-		use-lto = true
-	endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(mode),small)
 	optimization-cflags = $(cflags_small) -DNDEBUG
-	ifeq ($(use-lto),)
-		use-lto = true
-	endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(use-lto),true)