diff --git a/opts.def b/opts.def
index 3c83420..22e2dab 100644
--- a/opts.def
+++ b/opts.def
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 
 #ifdef GMQCC_TYPE_OPTIMIZATIONS
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(PEEPHOLE,             1)
-    GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(LOCAL_TEMPS,          4)
+    GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(LOCAL_TEMPS,          3)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(GLOBAL_TEMPS,         3)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(TAIL_RECURSION,       1)
     GMQCC_DEFINE_FLAG(TAIL_CALLS,           2)