diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c0a3fe3f..e3518a74 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ENDIF(LEGACY_RENDERER MATCHES true)
 IF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)
     message(STATUS "Configuring Hyprland in Debug with CMake!")
 ELSE()
-    add_compile_options(-O3)
+    # add_compile_options(-O3) # may crash for some
     message(STATUS "Configuring Hyprland in Release with CMake!")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES Debug OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE MATCHES DEBUG)