--- soundtouch/source/SoundStretch/Makefile.am
+++ soundtouch/source/SoundStretch/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 # soundstretch_LDFLAGS=-s
 
 ## additional compiler flags
-soundstretch_CXXFLAGS=-O3
+#soundstretch_CXXFLAGS=-O3
 
 #clean-local: 
 #	-rm -f additional-files-to-remove-on-make-clean
--- soundtouch/source/SoundTouch/Makefile.am
+++ soundtouch/source/SoundTouch/Makefile.am
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 
 # Compiler flags
-AM_CXXFLAGS=-O3 -fcheck-new -I../../include
+AM_CXXFLAGS=-fcheck-new -I../../include
 
 # Compile the files that need MMX and SSE individually.
 libSoundTouch_la_LIBADD=libSoundTouchMMX.la libSoundTouchSSE.la