diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9ac119d8..88ee1494 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ LBURGDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/tools/lcc/lburg
 Q3CPPDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/tools/lcc/cpp
 Q3LCCETCDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/tools/lcc/etc
 Q3LCCSRCDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/tools/lcc/src
-TOOLS_OPTIMIZE=-g -O2 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing
 LOKISETUPDIR=misc/setup
 SDLHDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/SDL12
 LIBSDIR=$(MOUNT_DIR)/libs
@@ -919,6 +918,7 @@ makedirs:
 # QVM BUILD TOOLS
 #############################################################################
 
+TOOLS_OPTIMIZE = -g -O2 -Wall -fno-strict-aliasing
 TOOLS_CFLAGS = $(TOOLS_OPTIMIZE) \
                -DTEMPDIR=\"$(TEMPDIR)\" -DSYSTEM=\"\" \
                -I$(Q3LCCSRCDIR) \