diff --git a/package/system/mtd/Makefile b/package/system/mtd/Makefile
index 2347b8b723..166bb33281 100644
--- a/package/system/mtd/Makefile
+++ b/package/system/mtd/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ endef
 target=$(firstword $(subst -, ,$(BOARD)))
 
 MAKE_FLAGS += TARGET="$(target)"
-TARGET_CFLAGS := $(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Dtarget_$(target)=1 -Wall
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -Dtarget_$(target)=1 -Wall -flto
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -flto=jobserver
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MTD_REDBOOT_PARTS
   MAKE_FLAGS += FIS_SUPPORT=1