diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a6cdb76..67e487d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu" >&6
 GCC=`test $ac_compiler_gnu = yes && echo yes`
 ac_test_CFLAGS=${CFLAGS+set}
 ac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
-CFLAGS="-g"
+CFLAGS=""
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $CC accepts -g" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking whether $CC accepts -g... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_prog_cc_g+set}" = set; then
@@ -1931,9 +1931,9 @@ if test "$ac_test_CFLAGS" = set; then
   CFLAGS=$ac_save_CFLAGS
 elif test $ac_cv_prog_cc_g = yes; then
   if test "$GCC" = yes; then
-    CFLAGS="-g -O2"
+    CFLAGS="-O2"
   else
-    CFLAGS="-g"
+    CFLAGS=
   fi
 else
   if test "$GCC" = yes; then