--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ endif
 
 # if DEBUG is enabled, then we do not strip or optimize
 ifeq ($(strip $(DEBUG)),true)
-	CFLAGDEF  += -O1 -g -DDEBUG
+	CFLAGDEF  += -DDEBUG
 	STRIPCMD = /bin/true -Since_we_are_debugging
 else
-	CFLAGDEF  += $(OPTIMIZATION) -fomit-frame-pointer
+	CFLAGDEF  += $(OPTIMIZATION)
 	STRIPCMD = $(STRIP) -s --remove-section=.note --remove-section=.comment
 endif
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ libcpufreq: libcpufreq.la
 
 cpufreq-%: libcpufreq.la $(UTIL_OBJS)
 	$(QUIET) $(CC) $(CFLAGDEF) $(CFLAGS) -g -I. -I./lib/ -c -o utils/$@.o utils/$*.c
-	$(QUIET) $(CC) $(CFLAGDEF) $(CFLAGS) -g -I./lib/ -L. -L./.libs/ -lcpufreq -o $@ utils/$@.o
+	$(QUIET) $(CC) $(CFLAGDEF) $(CFLAGS) -g $(LDFLAGS) -I./lib/ -L. -L./.libs/ -o $@ utils/$@.o -lcpufreq
 	$(QUIET) $(STRIPCMD) $@
 
 utils: cpufreq-info cpufreq-set