diff --git a/make/ChangeLog b/make/ChangeLog
index 754c0f6288..57fc9e12a9 100644
--- a/make/ChangeLog
+++ b/make/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-07-28	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* custom/virtex.cfg: Use -O2.
+
 2007-07-24	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	* custom/Linux-posix.cfg: Make Linux link with just a C main -- avoid
diff --git a/make/custom/virtex.cfg b/make/custom/virtex.cfg
index 64b97ac695..df245bed53 100644
--- a/make/custom/virtex.cfg
+++ b/make/custom/virtex.cfg
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ CPU_CFLAGS = -mcpu=403 -Dppc405 -Dvirtex
 # optimize flag: typically -0, could use -O4 or -fast
 # -O4 is ok for RTEMS
 # NOTE: some level of -O may be actually required by inline assembler
-CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V=-O4 -fno-keep-inline-functions -g
+CFLAGS_OPTIMIZE_V = -O2 -g -fno-keep-inline-functions
 
 
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