diff --git a/srcpkgs/mame/template b/srcpkgs/mame/template
index b372718579..d083013b6a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mame/template
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ do_build() {
 	opts+=" NOWERROR=1"
 	opts+=" OPTIMIZE=3"
 	opts+=" TOOLS=1"
+	opts+=" LTO=0"
 	opts+=" USE_SYSTEM_LIB_EXPAT=1"
 	opts+=" USE_SYSTEM_LIB_ZLIB=1"
 	opts+=" USE_SYSTEM_LIB_JPEG=1"