diff --git a/loopy/target/c/c_execution.py b/loopy/target/c/c_execution.py
index 2177d112d64f36763a29d7bb71382c390a50557c..ab0beb895ef4090d71de549f1d305e5c7803ef2f 100644
--- a/loopy/target/c/c_execution.py
+++ b/loopy/target/c/c_execution.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class CCompiler(object):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, toolchain=None,
-                 cc='gcc', cflags='-std=c99 -g -O3 -fPIC'.split(),
+                 cc='gcc', cflags='-std=c99 -O3 -fPIC'.split(),
                  ldflags='-shared'.split(), libraries=[],
                  include_dirs=[], library_dirs=[], defines=[],
                  source_suffix='c'):