diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abff920..a320751 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CXX = g++
 CC = $(CXX)
-CPPFLAGS = `Magick++-config --cppflags`
+CPPFLAGS = -O2 `Magick++-config --cppflags`
 BOOST_LIBS = -lboost_system -lboost_filesystem -lboost_serialization
 LDFLAGS = `Magick++-config --ldflags` $(BOOST_LIBS)
 SOURCES = DescriptorManager.cpp main.cpp